Umano’y 'gentleman’s agreement' sa pagitan ng dating administrasyon at China, tinalakay...
Umano’y 'gentleman’s agreement' sa pagitan ng dating administrasyon at China, tinalakay; ilang dating kalihim, pinagpapaliwanag
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00:00Some members of the Cabinet of the former President Rodrigo Duterte explained why they did not attend the hearing until the issue of the Umanoy-Gentleman's Agreement.
00:13This is what Mela Lesmora reported.
00:16Some members of the Cabinet of the former President Rodrigo Duterte did not attend the joint hearing of the House Committee on National Defense and Security and the Special Committee on the West Philippine Sea.
00:31Their agenda is about the Umanoy-Gentleman's Agreement between the former administration and China.
00:38That's why their presence is important.
00:41I feel like your staff is trying to avoid the officials of the former administration.
00:50Because almost no one went to them and all of them have excuses, Mr. Chair.
00:55So I wonder what they should avoid.
01:01Because they are the ones who know if there is really a Gentleman's Agreement and what is inside of it.
01:32and former Secretary Hermoine Esperon, as well as former Executive Secretary Miguel Diaz.
01:44Some members of the Cabinet of the former President Rodrigo Duterte gave their opinion on whether the agreement is true or not,
01:50and what is inside of it because our sovereignty and national security are at stake here, especially regarding the West Philippine Sea.
01:58However, when asked by the members of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of National Defense, Philippine Coast Guard, Armed Forces of the Philippines and National Security Council,
02:08they both said that they have no information about this.
02:12For the DFA, sir, what we enter into are written obligations, written agreements with other countries.
02:21We have this discussed. We legal scrubbed everything.
02:28There oftentimes needs to be an inter-agency meeting before any agreement is entered into.
02:34As you define Gentleman's Agreement, in my 30 years of service, I have not encountered any.
02:41Some members of the Cabinet of the former President Rodrigo Duterte gave their opinion on whether the agreement is true or not,
02:45and what is inside of it because our sovereignty and national security are at stake here, especially regarding the West Philippine Sea.
02:48Therefore, before the hearing ends, the Joint Panel approved the motion for the issuance of a show-cause order against the former secretaries of the Duterte Administration.
02:58As for their explanations, former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and former National Security Advisor Hermoine Esperon,
03:06did not give their opinion to the committee.
03:09While former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea did not arrive, he explained and sent his statement.
03:17As of now, the Joint Panel has yet to decide whether the former President Duterte should be called.
03:23At a press conference, a congressman was asked to answer who is behind the controversial agreement.
03:32The people behind this so-called Gentleman's Agreement, we should hold all of them accountable.
03:38We should put them to jail for me. It is very important for us to put them to jail.
03:42Other members of the Cabinet also agreed to the statement of China Kamakailan that they will also arrest the Umanoy trespassers
03:49in the territories they claimed to be owned by the Philippines.
03:53It is very saddening because this is raising tensions in the area.
03:59It is funny because if someone is trespassing, they should arrest themselves because they are trespassing in our territory.
04:07In the next few days, the camera is expected to continue recording the issues in the West Philippine Sea.
04:15Melales Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.