Going down China lane
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Malacañang thumbed down the already approved contract with a French firm for some 70 or so Ro-Ro (roll-on-roll-off) projects, claiming that the contract is anomalous, apart from the Palace claim that the Philippines does not need that many Ro-Ros.
Yet there Noynoy and Mar Roxas went, attempting to make a deal with China for the Ro-Ro projects — and in a big way.
Roxas, the Transport secretary, said the Philippine government will be signing a memorandum of understanding “to physically explore the setting up of this South China Sea Ro-Roro but clarified that the signing of the MoU does not mean the two countries will commit investment for the project.
What will be done is to direct the appropriate agencies on both sides in taking steps to set up the rules on Immigration, Customs and other needs related to the transfer of goods, Roxas said, adding that this would be implemented by next year..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110901com2.html
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