Red flags raised as fuel crisis revives PH-China oil talks

MANILA, Philippines — As fuel prices remain elevated and volatile, lawmakers, experts and fisherfolk groups are raising concerns over the Philippines’ renewed push to explore joint oil and gas development with China, warning that any deal must not come at the expense of sovereignty, transparency and long-term national interest. The statements from Akbayan Party-list and fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) come as the government again signals openness to joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea, a move increasingly framed as a response to the ongoing global oil crisis triggered by geopolitical tensions in the Middle […]... Keep on reading: Red flags raised as fuel crisis revives PH-China oil talks

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