Title:

 DFA chief accepts Beijing’s terms as ‘superior’

Author:

Dona Pazzibugan

Source:

Inquirer

Date:

July 8, 2019 

Description:

The Philippines has accepted the terms of reference proposed by China for an agreement on the joint exploration for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea, according to Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. “I accepted China’s version of the Terms of Reference (TOR) as superior to our own. Everything going well,” Locsin posted on Twitter on Sunday.