He accused them of hypocrisy for raising concerns about his anti-crime campaign while launching military strikes that kill innocent people in the Middle East. “Each one of them”, he said.
Advertisement
Duterte wants his police team to investigate human rights abuses in North Carolina. And the best lawyer of your town, including the rapporteurs, to the Philippines. “They are waiting for me, so what the hell?”
After giving them the “right to be heard”, they must also answer questions from him, challenging them to a debate. “I will have the command conference with the police, just a reminder for them also that I’m not happy with what has happened”, he said. You can use the Senate or (the) Folk Arts (Theater), whatever. “Everybody will be invited”, he said. I can go to China. Dutere’s all-out war on drugs has drawn criticisms from UN, EU and other global organizations.
Duterte, whose bloody campaign on drugs has drawn the ire of worldwide communities, on Tuesday used the “F” word not once but twice when commenting on the European Union expressing concerns over his government’s hardline stance.
Ten operations have been shut down ahead of the review’s findings and Lopez has indicated she would not hesitate to shutter more mines, should the findings support such action.
Whatever the real drivers behind Duterte, the Philippine president managed within a mere 24-hours to shock the world by ordering his defense secretary to work on security pronouncements with China and Russian Federation to combat drug traffickers and insurgents and cease joint patrols in the South China Sea alongside the U.S. Navy.
Mr Duterte said he couldn’t care less if worldwide agencies think his comments make investors nervous.
“These Caucasians are amusing”, Duterte said.
Moscow-based political scientist Vladimir Yevseyev said that even though Barack Obama will leave the White House in November, the Americans will not forgive such badmouthing of their president.
The current account and balance-of-payments will remain in surplus, economic growth will continue to be strong, and stability in monetary and financial conditions will be preserved, Tetangco said. Marcos was a guerrilla leader during World War Two when the former US colony was occupied by Japanese forces.
In the past decade, Washington and Manila forged a new vision of partnership and started to implement the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement that gives US forces access to selected Philippine bases.
Advertisement
If by that he means gradually moving the Philippines away from its traditional dependence on the USA towards a more independent posture where it adroitly balances major powers, that is a reasonable vision which has long enjoyed support among some at home and even in Washington who are eager to see Manila provide more for its own security and prosperity.
