The chairman of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has denied discussing with the chief minister of Sabah that the Philippines should drop its Sabah claim and a “treasonous” proposal to open a consulate general in Kota Kinabalu.
The claim to Sabah is based on a document of cession executed by the Sultan of Sulu in 1962. The Sultanate transferred to the Philippine government its rights over the territory of Sabah, which was previously and perpetually leased to the British in 1878, but included among the federated states of Malaysia when it was constituted in 1963.
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