MANILA, Philippines - The verbal agreement between the Philippines and China on allowing Chinese fishermen to fish in Philippines' territorial waters cannot be enforced, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. "The verbal agreement cannot be enforced because it's verbal, exactly as (Senator) Frank(lin) Drilon said that you need a document to prove an agreement. It's just the way it is," Locsin said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on Wednesday when pressed for comment on whether or not the verbal agreement betweenPresident Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinpingis legally binding. Locsin issued the statement after President...
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