Title:

 Rody: No hardline stance vs China

Author:

Christina Mendez

Source:

The Philippine Star

Date:

July 1, 2016 

Description:

President Duterte yesterday said he would not “taunt or flaunt” a favorable ruling on a highly sensitive legal challenge against Beijing over a South China Sea dispute. But it was unclear whether Duterte intended to telegraph his soft diplomatic punches, with his comments made during his first Cabinet meeting yesterday that was broadcast live on national television before being cut abruptly during the discussions on China.