Mar fails at troubleshoot job By Aytch S. de la Cruz 02/23/2011

TAIWAN’S MA FURIOUS, THREATENS RP LABOR FREEZE

Mar fails at troubleshoot job

By Aytch S. de la Cruz 02/23/2011

President Aquino’s chief troubleshooter and special envoy defeated vice presidential candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas has angered Taiwan’s President, officials and the Taiwanese for his and Aquino’s refusal to apologize to the Taiwan government for deporting the 14 Taiwanese to China and threatened to freeze the hiring of Philippine workers.

“Taiwan’s government and people are strongly angered,” President Ma Ying-jeou said through an interpreter while meeting in Taipei with Roxas, an unofficial envoy of Aquino.

Ma reiterated Taiwan’s demand that the Philippines “take responsibility for its mistakes” and apologize, local television footage showed.

Roxas, who arrived on Monday in an attempt to cool the row, has so far only said “we deeply regret” this incident during talks with Ma and Taiwan’s foreign minister Timothy Yang, according to the foreign ministry..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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