Malacanang is now on an
offensive.
Presidential Spokesperson
Atty. Salvador Panelo hits back at former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert Del
Rosario, saying the Duterte administration is now “trying to fix his mess”
after the country lost possession of the Sacrborough /Panatag shoal in 2012.
This came about when
DelRosario slammed Panelo’s “mindless” remarks on Manila’s maritime
dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea.
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo and former foreign secretary Albert Del Rosario (photo credit to owner) |
Panelo, in retailiating against Del Rosario said.
“What is
mindless is when one makes reckless statements under the guise of pretended
patriotism on unverified reports of intrusion or harassment, or performs
actions that could provoke an armed retaliation,” he said.
Last week Panelo rebuked Del Rosario , saying it was during Aquino’s administration and as foreign secretary at that time the country lost possession of the Scarborough/Panatag shoal.
Last week Panelo rebuked Del Rosario , saying it was during Aquino’s administration and as foreign secretary at that time the country lost possession of the Scarborough/Panatag shoal.
Del Rosario
resonded to Panelo saying that there was a US brokered agreement for the
Philippines and China to simultaneously withdraw ships from Scarborough/Panatag
shoal during the 2012 standoff.
However, he
said China did not withdraw ships.
ut Panelo
said “there is no proof that the United States has brokered an agreement for
the Philippines and China to withdraw their respective vessels during the
Scarborough Shoal standoff in 2012.’
“Even if
there was such brokering, Mr. Del Rosario’s ordering the withdrawal of
Philippine vessel or vessels without the knowledge and consent of former
President Aquino demonstrated his inexperience and naïveté in the art of
psychological warfare,” he said.
“By such horrendous
mistake we lost Scarborough Shoal to the Chinese under Mr. Del Rosario’s
watch. We are now trying to fix his mess, and no amount of
justification from him could justify his monumental blunder,” he added.
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