{"id":225745,"date":"2019-08-05T18:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T22:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=225745"},"modified":"2019-08-05T18:30:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T22:30:17","slug":"duterte-xi-may-clarify-extent-of-fishing-deal-in-next-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/08\/05\/duterte-xi-may-clarify-extent-of-fishing-deal-in-next-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte, Xi may clarify extent of fishing deal in next meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte receives a warm welcome from People’s Republic of China President Xi Jinping prior to the start of the bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 25, 2019. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The next meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping may be an opportunity for the two leaders to clarify the extent and duration of the verbal fishing deal they arrived at back in 2016.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo bared this after confirming that Duterte may make a working visit to China again this year, the fifth time since he assumed office in 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I know is there will be a China visit but the dates are not yet confirmed. It\u2019s a working visit,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

Panelo said the President mentioned his plan to revisit China again in one of his many speeches but did not elaborate whether the chief executive will be going there upon Xi\u2019s invitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe mentioned it\u00a0pero<\/em>\u00a0(but) he didn\u2019t say kung siya ang gustong pumunta siya or inimbitahan siya (if he wanted to go or if he was invited),\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

However, Panelo clarified that he has yet to confirm whether the fishing deal will indeed be among the topics for discussion during their meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince they will be talking this time,\u00a0e di mas magiging klaro ang usapan<\/em>\u00a0(then their discussions can be clarified). (But) we don\u2019t know whether that will be tackled. Let\u2019s wait,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

It may be recalled that the 2016 fishing verbal agreement between Duterte and Xi allowed Chinese to fish within the Philippines\u2019 200-nautical mile EEZ if China allowed Filipinos to fish in the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal.<\/p>\n

Panelo backed Senator Francis Tolentino\u2019s privilege speech saying that the President can \u201cvalidly enter into legally binding international verbal agreements with other states for and on behalf of the Philippines\u201d without the approval of the Senate.<\/p>\n

\u201cDi naman lahat ng executive agreement kailangang nasa papel<\/em>\u00a0(Not all executive agreements have to be on paper),\u201d said Panelo who is also the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel.<\/p>\n

In Duterte\u2019s upcoming fifth working visit to China, Panelo said Duterte and Xi are expected to discuss issues of conflict, cooperation, and support including terrorism, fighting illegal drugs, people to people exchanges, and financing.<\/p>\n

Asked if the West Philippine Sea would also be brought up, Panelo said: \u201cThat could be part of the discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Panelo has yet to confirm Senator Christopher \u201cBong\u201d Go\u2019s announcement that the chief executive might also watch Gilas Pilipinas game in the 2019 FIBA World Cup slated from August 31 to September 15.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no confirmation on that,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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