Marcos Says Philippines Probing China’s Alleged Phone Call Tape
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The Philippines is investigating the alleged recording by the Chinese Embassy in Manila of a phone call with a local military official in which an agreement was said to be reached in the countries’ dispute over territory in the South China Sea.
“We are looking into it because the fact of the matter is there has been mention of a tape that confirms that there was this agreement,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday, according to an emailed statement from his office.