Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday asked members of the House of Representatives to trust the foreign policy of President Duterte with regard to China, assuring them that the government is doing its job through diplomatic means without fanfare. “We are not asking you to trust us blindly. We have been filing diplomatic protests, but our critics want us to shout loudly,” Cayetano said, addressing Rep. Gary Alejano of Magdalo party-list.

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