TINIYAK ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. na hindi isusuko ang claim ng Pilipinas na pag-aari nito ang Sabah.
Sinabi ng Pangulo na mayroong outstanding claim ang Pilipinas at hindi ito binabawi.
Nag-usapan ng Pangulo at ni Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim ang isyu sa Sabah, subalit hindi aniya naging malalim ang usapan at tumagal lamang ito ng halos 15 minuto.
“But always— I mean, it is something that neither the Philippines nor the Malaysia is withdrawing, but we still find the modus vivendi so that we can work with each other without coming into conflict over just one single issue,” pahayag ng Pangulo.
“It is as usual when it comes to these diplomatic issues, it is up to us to define what our relationship is. And I think we have agreed that there is a tacit agreement at the very least that we do not – that we talk about all of the things that are solvable, all the issues that we can actually do. So when the time comes, perhaps we will come back to the issue. I’m sure it will come up again,” pahayag ng Chief Executive.