AQUINO ADMITS ROXAS FAILURE

By Cris G. Odronia Reporter President Benigno Aquino 3rd admitted Wednesday that the efforts of former Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd to patch up a rift with Taiwan over the deportation of 14 Taiwanese to mainland China was “not that successful.” But Roxas assured Wednesday that relations between Taiwan and the Philippines “have not worsened” and that both sides expressed openness “to establishing a mechanism for cooperation and mutual legal assistance.”