“The Supreme Court ruling "ties our hands now to engage not only to be able to tap the resources together with others but has stopped us from the confidence building measure of building further cooperation.”
Carlos Sorreta
Claim dated 17 May 2023.
Vera Files rated thisFalse
What Vera Files found
The decision does not prevent the Philippines from offering foreign companies, private or state-owned, to bid for service contracts in the EEZ in the West Philippine Sea, according to retired associate justice Antonio Carpio.
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In short
Carlos Sorreta made this claim around 17 May 2023. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 3 June 2023, 17 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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