LIVE: House probes alleged Duterte-China ‘gentleman’s agreement’ | May 21 

If there was an agreement for a status quo during the PNoy admin in 2013, it was already invalidated by the Arbitral ruling from UNCLOS that was obtained by PNoy in 2016. So, any agreement for a status quo entered by PDuterte was clouded by doubt, if not legally null and void. What the Duterte admin should have been done was to enforce the arbitral ruling. That was his responsibility under our constitution as president.

I think Justice Antonio Carpio has a good memory about the issue. He fully knows the nuances of the situatio about Ayungin Shoal

I believe that the best thing to do is to ask the Chinese Ambassador to put in writing what was discussed in the gentleman's agreement meeting with Digong Duterte and Xi Jinping!

How can Gazmin negotiate disadvantageously when Aquino was filing a case against China?

Wag ninyong ipasa kay PNoy ang agreement - kc 2016 nanalo tyo sa Arbitral Ruling

To : Philippines Legislature both lower and senate, don’t waste your time about gentleman!a agreement. Nobody is strong enough to admit mistakes. Instead strengthen our lawful claims with documents available to support our claims and make it known to all countries and possible trusted countries for development.

Bakit kaya parang halos lahat ng mga humaharap sa hearing parang May mga amnesia

Ipatawag niyo si duterte😂😂😂 para diretso niyo itanong sa kanya kong meron ba or wla

That could be the reason why PNoy sought for the arbitration. So that we should not ask permission from China to work in our territory. Gazmin might just being diplomatic prior to the decision of the case to avoid escallation if any conflict of unterest

Why don't you invite the Chinese embassy people.......merpn din statement si Vice Admiral Carlos who is now unavailable

pasalamat kayo sa Sierra Madre pasalamat kayo kay Erap at DND Sec. Mercado sila ang matapang na nag lagay nyan dyan kahit nagagalit ang China.

DAPAT PINATAWAG NYO DIN SI SEN.ALLAN CAYETANO KASI SYA ANG DFA SECRETARY

Ano kaya mangyayari pagkatapos ng imbestigasyon..positive/negative ang result..WALA DIN....

Very emphatic reaction, comments & real talk lang from you Tamzky! Thanks, Keep going !

Even if there was a gentleman's agreement, the same is not valid and binding to the Philippines. The President has already stated that he does not recognize it; if there is any, he rescinds it. So, why bother investigate? Matutuwa lang ang China that Congress reacted about its announcement.

Invite DFA officials concerned both current amd past administrations (imcluding Noynoy Aquino's time)

SANA magkaroon din ng WIRE TAPPING hearing tungkol sa ADMIN.

Hope this hearing is not a white wash of what Harry Roque state as during Duterte time na may gentlemans agreement.

Also invite Trillanes who went to China for more than 30x

Pag usapan nyo klng mga sir kung paano matulungan mngisda ang kbbyan nteng mga Pilipino . hirap npo silang pumalaot

china even don't follow the status quo they destroy our bajo de masinlok building a man made island and assuming it's theirs only their fisherman are allowed and not our filipino fisherman when in fact they should not be because it is our west philippine sea

Did the Duterte administration ever find out whether there was actually an agreement or not? Hindi ba tinanong man lamang ni Duterte from Aquino if there was an agreement? And granted that there was an agreement in 2013, but we won the Arbitral ruling. In that is the case, it was clear that the West Phil. Sea belongs to us. Therefore the previous agreement no longer holds true.

Sa meron man o walang gentleman’s agreement Ang kinarroonan ng barkong siera madre ay ating NASA’da kupan kaya yun Ang ating dapat ipaglaban sa mga switik na intsik.

agsabi na kasi kayo ng tutoo at wag na nonyong ipagtanggol ang may sala!!!!!

Generaloremzana you are a respected military man ang we hope that you still nkow the Rule of payriotism!!!!!

why are we prohibited to bring whatever we want within our territory?

Verybgood sir

la ninyo na hindi kayo sa isang tao nanunungkulan kundi sa taong bayan kaya please lang wag mo ng ipagtanggol si Duterte.

Why not prioritize changing the leadership of lower chamber as well for the common good

How come there was..?? When both are.. not gentlement..why discuss gentleman agreement , such agreement if there was ., is null and void because we won on UNCLOS..

The agreement of STATUS QUO is what Atty. Roque is referring to.

Correction please😮 the erbitral ruling never stated as to who owns what..it only ruled that the nine dash line that china is not valid as far ss the unclos is concernd😮fyi

Gazmin is being pinned by Medialdea is a passing the ball.

I feel sorry for us because we are fighting about something that belongs to us.

Ano po ba ang ibig sabihin ng Secret Deal?Kailangan siguro invite the person involve.

Dapat pag usapan dyan yong mapakinabangan ng bawat bansa.kong myron man makuhang langis at iba pang mamimina sa lugar para mapakinabangan ng lahat.

Will this hearing solve the WPS issue?

Medialdia is deflecting

walang agreement pero nagkaroon ng status qou? howcome?

Can anyone explain why the house seal is leaning to the right? Ask ko lang...

Ayan kasi...ano kayo ngayon mga Tonggressman..

How come it did not go through the House of Representative and the Senate! What was agreed upon if it is true, it is/was UNCONSTITUTIONAl!!!!!!!’n

Bakit di ipitawag up Ang maglinaw si Voltaire gasmin tungkol sa issue Ng agreement kung totoo at sinong nagdesisyon para usaping iyon

Mismo ang China Embassy ang nagsasabi na mayrong Gentledog's Agreement of previous Adninistration.

Gather all the people who says that & this etc.

This must be done earlier hearing on secret deal and gentlemens agreement

You have to invite also the chinese representative together with harry roque to have a substantial argument in your investigation.

It is but necessary to invite the officials of the officials of the Aquino Administration to give light to what kind of agreement tbey entered into with the chinese government for clarification.

If Gen Gazmin is invited, perhaps the Executive Secretary andx DFA Sec of then Pres. Aquino shound be invited too.

Yong new model secret agreement ang imbistigahan nyo kasi mas malala

Irepair na yung barko .....atin ito huwag padidikta sa dayuhan at huwag matakot dahil hindi kanila .....ATIN ITO

Very TRUE CAYET.

Paanong papasok ang status co kung may descision na parang mahihina ang mga nagdidiscus diyan

That is their style.

A query for nothing, digging for something that is non-existince.

Maintained due to status quo agreed upon

What is wrong if we repair BRP? That's our,right? What do they care for?

Why not in the Sanate as well? They should attend at the Senate hearing as well?

🫵🏻Dito natin malalaman kung anong level ang IQ ng mga nagtatanong(representatives)at sa mga resource person..👈🏻

I like to Congress mag imbestegation kay sa mga senador...

If there was a gentlemen’s agreement did we lost an inch of our territory.. and what about your new model agreement why are you denying it

kelan po Kaya taas ang sahod?

As fqr as i can remember..duterte mentioned to xi jin ping about the WPS sovereignty and pres xi jin ping said " that will be a problem/trouble" as stated by duterte

PBBM rescinded everything even not knowing what these ahreements he rescinded.

How about the agreement ng Marcos admi may voice call Yan dapat investigation

Savethsharkes007. The arbitral ruling stated that our country has sovereign rights in our EEZ in the West Philippine Sea. The 9 dash line which China claims has no basis. You sound like a China mouthpiece or know nothing about the 2016 arbitral rulling. Stop confusing people.

dapat lang marefair ang sieramadre para maging maganda ang anyo ng barko at para magamit pa ng mahabang panahon

Dahil sa mga nangyayari sa yugto,bahagdang ito ng kasaysayan sa ating Lupang Hinirang ito ang mga katanungang nukal sa aking diwa: Pilipino, Pilipina - Naipagbili na ba ang Dangal? Naipagbili na ba ang Kahihian? Naipagbili na ba ang Kaluluwa?

napaka simple ipatawag nyo lahat ng involve magharap harap sila dyan 🤷🏻‍♂️ we need to know as a filipino citizen 🤷🏻‍♂️

REAL TALK:BAKIT HINDI NYO INIMBITA SI DUTERTE,SYA ANG INDESPENSABLE RESOURCE PERSON SA HEARING NA IYAN,DAHIL SYA ANG MAY PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE SA AGREEMENT SA CHINA.🤑

Yes , interview nyo rin si Roque at Digong.

FPRRD , HAVING BEEN A PROSECUTOR, THEREFORE A LAWYER, BEING ONE SIGNATORY SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THEIR AGREEMENT!

What is the purpose of the HOR in looking at a foreign policy of the former admin. Can the HOR come out with a bill on the foreign policy which is the exclusive province of the president.

Tama nga Nag e imbestigasyon sila sa maling termino...hahahaha Hearsay...

Sana MAGTAGALOG kayo.. kaSI ang issue na discussion ninyo ay very important sa MGA PILIPINO.. lahat naman kayo ay Pilipino - for sure marunong kayong lahat sa ating sariling WIKA -TAGALOG !!! Hindi po Engles..

Magtagalog kayo ..karamihan sa inyo Hirap na hirap magengles!!

You should comfine your topic regarding yhe gentlan agreement

What you dont know our own that we put that as a sgn of ours

Ang dami nila mgtulong tulong ang sisipag basta duterte ang topic

Whether or not there was a commitment by former Sec Voltaire Gazmin to deliver only food & water to Ayungin agrounded Sierra Madre is immaterial,in fact a "NON SIQUITOR" forn three (3) irrefutable reasons,asf: 1. The disputed territory falls within Ph EEZ, & therefore sovereignty resides to Filipinos, and as decidrd by UNCLOS tribunal. Sovereigntybis absolute, and non-negotiable as per constitutional & political principles, 2. NO other authority holds the power to commit or allow, much less cipher foreign policy; including to rescind whatever related comity existed,not even a Defence Secretary...but only the President. 3. Predecessor's admin's comity can at any point be rescinded,abolished,or vanguished by a new sitting president with the imprimatur of Senate, 4. Even granting arguendo there really was a "Gentleman's Agreement";as China cajoled, it barked only the silhouetes of the moon,precisely because the now sitting President has publicly RESCINDED" it.

you are wasting people's money to this non sense hearing!

Paano natin yon mairepair yon hindi pa nailabas ang arbitral ruling hindi pa sa atin yon 😊

At sa mga nakaparti na Opisyal

sinabi lng trouble natakot na hehe akla ko matapang yon idol nila

Syempre me amnisia Kasi di nila akalain na Malaki naging ptoblema

Tagalugin nman sana pgsasalita Ng maiintindihan Ng mas nakakarami talakayan sa senado

Malabo walang exactly sinasabing kung sinong person ang nag sabi

Pilit na pilit! Sus maryosep.

Ano pakialam ang tsina kung mag repair tayo ?

Bakit pumayag ang mga opisyal sa Ganon kundisyon ng China? Hindi naman sa China Yung lugar na yun?

To the semate and congress no need to talk about just do your job whats going on now its our country defend the whole philippines only your congress and senate can do the move ok kaya kayo nandyan para defend ang pinas

We are claiming the rights but we did not defend against the people claiming.Does it mean that Filipinos are weak? Just asking

Bakit kailangan tayong dictahan ng china about the repair & bringing foods for the people staying 😊there

hwag na kc ipag pilitan pa na mayrong huh klaro naman yon

Dapat imbestigahan din yung new model ni pbbm MAs malala yun 😂

Eh yong new model kailan nyo imbistigahan

We just won the UNCLOS year 2016 how come??? 🤔 dapat wala pang agreement 2016 backward. Di po ba Sir/s?

They should think that, if ever china allow us to repair the vessel not in the present location now but we have to bring the vessel to a proper ship repair yard in the Philippines? What will be their reply to the chinese??😮😮😮

Pi bat di nyo ipatawag ang mga nag lalagi doon dahil iyong ang makskapag paliwanag ng mabuti

Verval yata uong agreement, ano kahihinatnan nito..