{"id":219701,"date":"2019-06-21T01:44:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T05:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=219701"},"modified":"2019-06-21T01:44:23","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T05:44:23","slug":"ph-china-to-hold-separate-probes-on-recto-bank-incident-dfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/06\/21\/ph-china-to-hold-separate-probes-on-recto-bank-incident-dfa\/","title":{"rendered":"PH, China to hold separate probes on Recto Bank incident: DFA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“There will be no joint investigation. China and Philippines will conduct their respective investigations,” Locsin said on his official Twitter account.\u00a0(File photo<\/a>: Teddy Locsin Jr.\/Twitter<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— China and the Philippines will conduct separate investigations to determine the facts behind the recent incident involving a Chinese and a Filipino vessels near Recto Bank (Reed Bank) in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Friday.<\/p>\n

“There will be no joint investigation. China and Philippines will conduct their respective investigations,” Locsin said on his official Twitter account.<\/p>\n

The statement comes after the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday proposed “a joint investigation at an early date” to enable an exchange of initial findings between the two sides.<\/p>\n

When asked about Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra\u2019s statement that both sides have indicated willingness to conduct a joint inquiry, Locsin reiterated his view on the proposal.<\/p>\n

“DFA will act on my view and no one else’s. I talked to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea; Palace supports me,” he said.<\/p>\n

“That’s that. Also, I listen only to the DND and the NSA. This is a matter beyond civilian agencies’ remit and falls well within the DFA’s, DND’s and NSA’s,” he said referring to the Department of National Defense and the National Security Advisor.<\/p>\n

On June 9, the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver1 sank after a Chinese boat hit it, leaving the Filipino boat\u2019s 22 crew members floundering in the water for several hours until they were rescued by a Vietnamese fishing boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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