Title:

 Duterte open to deals in South China Sea

Author:

Leila B. Salaverria

Source:

Inquirer.net

Date:

 May 17, 2017

Description:

President Duterte on Tuesday said that he was open to exploring the resources of the South China Sea with rival claimants China and Vietnam, contradicting Foreign Secretary-designate Alan Peter Cayetano, who said on Sunday that joint exploration was not a direction for the Philippines in the resolution of disputes in the strategic waterway.