An alleged secret agreement between former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and China over the South China Sea has taken the Philippine government and people by surprise.
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00:00 An alleged "gentleman's agreement" between former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
00:04 and China concerning the South China Sea has taken the Philippine government by surprise.
00:09 "I am horrified by the idea that we have compromised through a secret agreement the
00:18 territory, the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of the Philippines."
00:23 A former presidential spokesperson revealed that the Duterte administration had supposedly
00:27 agreed with Beijing that Manila would limit its resupply missions to military outposts
00:31 in the area and not further develop its presence in that region.
00:36 In online posts, people across the country are expressing outrage over this revelation.
00:40 They're also criticizing the Duterte family's silence over this issue.
00:43 [BLANK_AUDIO]
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