Duterte said in September that he wants the U.S. -Philippines exercises in the contested waters to be the final one, speaking of an overreliance on American support and his attempt to develop relationships with other countries, China and Russian Federation in particular.
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“Go away. Bring your money to somewhere else”.
Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said in a Facebook post that Duterte is “compelled to realign” Philippine foreign policy and not submit to U.S. demands and interests, Reuters reports. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.
“Maski magkahirap dito (Even if we face hardships), we will survive”.
The top diplomat stressed that “America has failed us” and has never fully respected the sovereignty of the Philippines since it gained independence from the U.S. 70 years ago. “Relationships sometimes go to this stage. but over time it will be patched up”.
More than 3,680 people have been killed by police and unidentified attackers in the Philippines since June 30, when Duterte took office. We suffered during the last Second World War because you were here. “You do not go around reprimanding a head of state as if you are talking to…putang ina”, he said.
He has previously said numerous other unexplained deaths are a result of gang violence, and are not by state-sponsored death squads as alleged by some rights groups.
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A Philippine Marine bites the primer of a 155mm Howitzer round, a US Marine ritual for soldiers firing the Howitzer for the first time, during a Philippines-US military exercise.
Meanwhile, the annual European Union assistance to the Philippines is estimated at $65m.
“We have recovered solid pieces of evidence showing that they are indeed the terrorists who bombed Davao City”, Lorenzana said.
But the end goal may be strengthened relations with the US, Anni Piiparinen, assistant director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative at the Atlantic Council, told The Christian Science Monitor on Tuesday. Ties between the two nations have been increasingly tense since Duterte’s election, with USA officials openly faulting Philippines voters for electing him.
The longtime allies began planning joint patrols under the previous Philippine government, which had sought to attract a greater U.S. military presence in the region to counter Chinese efforts to take control of the South China Sea, reports AFP.
In the meantime, his combative, abrasive behavior fueled by the cadre of communist leaders with whom he is conducting peace talks with continues to erode any relations with the U.S., the European Union and other Western nations, favoring China and Russian Federation whose ideologies and dictatorial principles he has publicly declared himself to differ from but whose underlying principles he not only embraced but practiced.
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. spelled out the president’s position more explicitly in a Wednesday Facebook post entitled “America has failed us”.
Almonte said the Philippines could remain friends with old allies like United States but can also become friends with the enemies of the US.
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In April, the two countries conducted joint patrols in the disputed waters and said there were plans for more.
