President Rodrigo Duterte is open to holding bilateral talks
with China after the
historic decision by an arbitral tribunal in The Hague
that the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) belongs to the Philippines
“Sabi niya (President), let’s see we will start the
bilateral talks and we’re starting from a better position,” Budget Secretary
Benjamin Diokno told reporters on Thursday.
Diokno said the issue was discussed during a Cabinet meeting
in Malacanang on Tuesday night after the Netherland-based tribunal released its
decision on the WPS.
He noted that enforcing the decision will be the difficult
part.
“Ang mahirap dyan sa decision ay enforceability, how do you
enforce that?,” he added.
When asked about President Duterte’s reaction to WPS ruling,
the budget chief said “let’s be magnanimous in victory.”
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