MANILA, Philippines — Several senators on Friday expressed doubts that a debate between President Rodrigo Duterte and retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on issues concerning the West Philippine Sea would benefit Filipinos, with one saying it could further divide the nation on the issue.
“I doubt if the country will benefit from such a debate,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said in a message to reporters when asked on the matter.
Duterte recently challenged Carpio to debate on the West Philippine Sea, particularly on the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that favored the Philippines over China.
Carpio accepted the challenge …
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