Govt ‘like a headless chicken’ on West Philippines Sea issue, says Carpio

In this photo provided by the National Task Force-West Philippine Sea, Chinese vessels are moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on March 27, 2021. The Philippine government said on March 31, that more than 250 Chinese vessels it believes are operated by militia have been spotted near six Manila-claimed islands and reefs in the disputed South China Sea and demanded that China immediately remove them. - AP

MANILA, April 25 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio scored presidential spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. for denying the verbal fishing agreement that President Rodrigo Duterte admitted to have forged with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“The government is running like a headless chicken when it comes to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) [issue], ” Carpio told the Inquirer.