Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Office of the Vice President Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez declines to say what Vice President Sara Duterte and her office's position is on the Pax Silica plan.
She tells House Assistant Minority Leader Renee Co that they are not authorized to speak about it during the House appropriations deliberations on Duterte's proposed P785-million budget for 2027 on Wednesday, September 2.
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Office of the Vice President Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez declines to say what Vice President Sara Duterte and her office's position is on the Pax Silica plan.
She tells House Assistant Minority Leader Renee Co that they are not authorized to speak about it during the House appropriations deliberations on Duterte's proposed P785-million budget for 2027 on Wednesday, September 2.
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![Hindi Ito Marites: Provisional [Mis]Understanding on Ayungin Shoal](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x7PAw9q1ncg/mqdefault.jpg "Hindi Ito Marites: Provisional [Mis]Understanding on Ayungin Shoal
A recent violent encounter between Chinese and Filipino servicemen at Ayungin Shoal has surfaced what appears to be misunderstandings surrounding a Provisional Understanding that was meant to prevent exactly the kind of misencounter that happened on the water in July 2026. Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug has the story.
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