President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang)
According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, there was no urgency for the President to meet with his predecessors and get their views about the country’s territorial dispute with China.
Roque noted that the President already consulted with former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, who has agreed with Duterte’s stance on addressing the sea conflict through peaceful means.
Enrile attended a meeting with the President and other Cabinet members at the Palace last week and voiced his concern that the country will “lose more” if it will antagonize China over the maritime row.
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