Marcos Presses Duterte on South China Sea Stance Amid Heightened Tensions
• Marcos not paying attention to Duterte's ad hominem attacks, says such discourse has no place in important talks • Marcos asks Duterte to clarify past agreements with China over South China Sea • Marcos would call it a "secret deal" rather than a "gentleman's agreement" • China increasingly aggressive in West Philippine Sea under Marcos's term • Marcos not aware of any deal to remove Philippine ship from disputed Ayungin Shoal