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Published May 11, 2021 4:38pm Former Foreign Affairs chief Albert Del Rosario on Tuesday said presidential spokesman Harry Roque s debate challenge on West Philippine Sea issues is not the best way to spend time, noting that the presidential office is undergoing credibility challenges. In a press statement, Del Rosario said he acknowledged Roque s invite but underscored serious credibility challenges within the Office of the President. The question arises – Is the problem with the marketer, or is it the product, or both? Del Rosario also said. Del Rosario also thumbed down the debate on territorial dispute because it would show that we are not united and we do not know what we are doing.
Former Foreign Affairs secretary Albert del Rosario is urging President Rodrigo Duterte to reject China's "narrative of war" in connection with the continuing dispute involving parts of the South China Sea.
News Ex-DFA chief Del Rosario urges gov’t to reconsider joint patrols with US in South China Sea
Published April 1, 2021 11:59am Former Foreign Affairs chief Albert del Rosario has called on the Duterte administration to reconsider holding joint patrols with the United States as China’s militia vessels continue its presence in the West Philippine Sea. “Our challenge in terms of dealing with China’s continuing unilateral aggression at Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea remains in need of a solution,” Del Rosario said Thursday. Before stepping down as Secretary of Foreign Affairs during the time of President Benigno Aquino III in 2016, Del Rosario said he met twice in Washington DC with then-Deputy Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to specifically seek joint patrols in the West Philippine Sea to be undertaken by the Philippines and the US.