MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile questioned on Monday the role of former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV in the negotiations between the Philippines and China during the 2012 standoff at Scarborough Shoal.
During Duterte’s taped public address, Enrile recalled a meeting he had with then President Benigno Aquino III, then Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, and Trillanes during which it was revealed that Trillanes had been talking to officials of China about Scarborough Shoal.
Enrile said he then warned Aquino to be wary of such actions by Trillanes. He also questioned how Trillanes secured a connection…
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