Former President Fidel V. Ramos said there are some things he has to discuss with President Duterte Before agrees to be latter's special envoy to China. Duterte made the announcement during a tribute to him by his fellow Bedans at Club Filipino in Greenhills last Thursday and Ramos said, "It was noisy, there was no time to talk about it." Ramos said he is elated by Duterte's confidence in him for the important job of repairing relations with China Especially in the wake of the humiliation that had been rendered by the permanent court of arbitration in the case filed by the Philippines against its nne-dash-line and other activities in the Spratlys.

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