Please withdraw the money, 200 million dollars we could simply not spend.
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/1...134133162.html
Free weapons, counter terrorism aid, trade, a protective umbrella. So next flood can we not send the USN/taxpayer money?
‘America has failed us’: Foreign Secretary Yasay explains why the Philippines wants to break away from US
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplom...y-explains-why
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 06 October, 2016, 5:33pm
UPDATED : Thursday, 06 October, 2016, 10:15pm
The Philippines’s top diplomat said President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking an independent foreign policy for the country because “America has failed us” in the decades since it gained independence from its former colonial master.
“The United States held on to invisible chains that reined us in towards dependency and submission as little brown brothers not capable of true independence and freedom,” Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said in a statement distributed on Thursday by the Department of Foreign Affairs. “Breaking away from the shackling dependency of the Philippines to effectively address both internal and external security threats has become imperative in putting an end to our nation’s subservience to United States’ interests.”
SSWe will never allow China or any other nation to bully us or deal with Philippine interests under another carrot and stick policy
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay
The US has remained the Philippines closest ally since it gained independence in 1946 and the two countries have several defence treaties. However in his three months since taking office, Duterte has frequently called into question the future of the alliance, including a recent comment that joint maritime drills that kicked off this week will be the last. He has indicated he is open to closer relations with China and willing to hold direct talks with Beijing about territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
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Yasay said the Philippines would learn from its past mistakes in dealing with the US as it fosters broader relationships with countries like China.
“We will never allow China or any other nation to bully us or deal with Philippine interests under another carrot and stick policy,“ he said.
Duterte said on Tuesday that the Philippines doesn’t benefit from the joint drills with the U.S. and reiterated threats to sever ties. In the same speech, the Philippine leader said: “Obama you can go to hell.”
Duterte has frequently bristled at American criticism of his war on drugs in which more than 3,000 people have been killed. In a speech last month, Duterte said the Philippines would pursue an independent foreign policy and insist “on the time-honoured principles of sovereignty, sovereign equality, non-interference and the commitment to a peaceful settlement of disputes”.
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Duterte’s comments often seem to catch members of his own administration off guard. Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday that Duterte may not have sufficient information on the nation’s military agreements with the US, a situation that the Department of Defence will try to remedy.
“I said our beloved President is misinformed because it would seem that the information that he receives are incomplete,” Lorenzana said in a mobile-phone message forwarded by his department’s public affairs group. The Philippines, which is conducting drills with US troops until October 12, benefits from the training, tactical exercises and civic projects, Lorenzana said.
Duterte’s spokesman Ernesto Abella said on Wednesday that people should use their “creative imagination and not be too literal” in interpreting the president’s statements
Philippines: Duterte dares US, EU to withdraw aid
Tough-talking leader says the country won't beg for foreign assistance after criticism over his deadly drug campaign.
In 2015, the Philippines received $236m in US aid and $65m from Europe [RTVM state television screenshot]In 2015, the Philippines received $236m in US aid and $65m from Europe [RTVM state television screenshot]
President Rodrigo Duterte has told the United States and the European Union to "go ahead" and withdraw financial aid to the Philippines if they're unhappy with his bloody anti-drug war.
"Go away, bring your money to somewhere else. We will survive as a nation," Duterte said in a speech to police officers on Thursday in the southern city of Butuan.
"How do you look at us, mendicants? We will survive. Even if we'll go through hardships, we will survive. But we will never, never compromise our dignity.
"If you think it is high time for you guys to withdraw your assistance, go ahead, we will not beg for it," Duterte said, adding he doesn't expect the US, EU, and human rights group to understand his policy.
IN PICTURES: Philippines - Drug raids and prisons
More than 3,680 people have been killed by police and unidentified attackers in the Philippines since June 30, when Duterte took office.
Last week, two US senators raised alarms about the mounting death toll linked to the anti-drug war, and called for a review of American foreign aid to the Philippines.
Senator Ben Cardin said what Duterte is advocating and endorsing "amounts to mass murder".
Senator Patrick Leahy said: "No amount of killing will result in reforms that improve the judiciary, end corruption and impunity in law enforcement, or rehabilitate those caught in the vicious cycle of addiction."
According to US data, the Philippines is expected to receive a total of $188m in 2017. In 2015, the country received $236m in US aid.
Meanwhile, the annual EU assistance to the Philippines is estimated at $65m.
Philippine police stand on guard during a raid in a slum area in Metro Manila [Reuters]
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Phelim Kine of Human Rights Watch warned that foreign aid to the Philippines could go into funding "mass unlawful violence" by authorities.
But in defending his police on Thursday, Duterte said foreign governments "will never understand the pain that we are suffering.
"We have a problem here trying to preserve our society," the president, nicknamed "The Punisher", said.
'America has failed us'
Duterte's statements follow a Facebook post by his foreign minister, Perfecto Yasay, who wrote that the president wants to liberate the Philippines from a "shackling dependency" on the US.
In the post titled AMERICA HAS FAILED US, Yasay said Duterte was "compelled to realign" Philippine foreign policy and not submit to US demands and interests.
"Breaking away from the shackling dependency of the Philippines to effectively address both internal and external security threats has become imperative in putting an end to our nation's subservience to United States interests," Yasay wrote.
Rodrigo Duterte: Guns, goons and the presidency - 101 East
He said in the South China Sea, the US could not guarantee it would help the Philippines to protect its sovereignty, as it is bound to by a 1951 bilateral treaty.
"Worse is that our only ally could not give us the assurance that in taking a hard line towards the enforcement of our sovereignty rights under international law, it will promptly come to our defence under our existing military treaty and agreements."
On Monday, Duterte said US President Barack Obama should "go to hell" and hinted he might "break up" with the United States.
Molly Koscina, a spokeswoman for the US embassy, said Yasay's comments ran counter to close relations between the two countries.
"We have seen the post. We've already spoken to this sort of rhetoric," Koscina told reporters. "Frankly, it seems at odds with the w
Tough-talking leader says the country won't beg for foreign assistance after criticism over his deadly drug campaign.
In 2015, the Philippines received $236m in US aid and $65m from Europe [RTVM state television screenshot]In 2015, the Philippines received $236m in US aid and $65m from Europe [RTVM state television screenshot]
President Rodrigo Duterte has told the United States and the European Union to "go ahead" and withdraw financial aid to the Philippines if they're unhappy with his bloody anti-drug war.
"Go away, bring your money to somewhere else. We will survive as a nation," Duterte said in a speech to police officers on Thursday in the southern city of Butuan.
"How do you look at us, mendicants? We will survive. Even if we'll go through hardships, we will survive. But we will never, never compromise our dignity.
"If you think it is high time for you guys to withdraw your assistance, go ahead, we will not beg for it," Duterte said, adding he doesn't expect the US, EU, and human rights group to understand his policy.
IN PICTURES: Philippines - Drug raids and prisons
More than 3,680 people have been killed by police and unidentified attackers in the Philippines since June 30, when Duterte took office.
Last week, two US senators raised alarms about the mounting death toll linked to the anti-drug war, and called for a review of American foreign aid to the Philippines.
Senator Ben Cardin said what Duterte is advocating and endorsing "amounts to mass murder".
Senator Patrick Leahy said: "No amount of killing will result in reforms that improve the judiciary, end corruption and impunity in law enforcement, or rehabilitate those caught in the vicious cycle of addiction."
According to US data, the Philippines is expected to receive a total of $188m in 2017. In 2015, the country received $236m in US aid.
Meanwhile, the annual EU assistance to the Philippines is estimated at $65m.
Philippine police stand on guard during a raid in a slum area in Metro Manila [Reuters]
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Phelim Kine of Human Rights Watch warned that foreign aid to the Philippines could go into funding "mass unlawful violence" by authorities.
But in defending his police on Thursday, Duterte said foreign governments "will never understand the pain that we are suffering.
"We have a problem here trying to preserve our society," the president, nicknamed "The Punisher", said.
'America has failed us'
Duterte's statements follow a Facebook post by his foreign minister, Perfecto Yasay, who wrote that the president wants to liberate the Philippines from a "shackling dependency" on the US.
In the post titled AMERICA HAS FAILED US, Yasay said Duterte was "compelled to realign" Philippine foreign policy and not submit to US demands and interests.
"Breaking away from the shackling dependency of the Philippines to effectively address both internal and external security threats has become imperative in putting an end to our nation's subservience to United States interests," Yasay wrote.
Rodrigo Duterte: Guns, goons and the presidency - 101 East
He said in the South China Sea, the US could not guarantee it would help the Philippines to protect its sovereignty, as it is bound to by a 1951 bilateral treaty.
"Worse is that our only ally could not give us the assurance that in taking a hard line towards the enforcement of our sovereignty rights under international law, it will promptly come to our defence under our existing military treaty and agreements."
On Monday, Duterte said US President Barack Obama should "go to hell" and hinted he might "break up" with the United States.
Molly Koscina, a spokeswoman for the US embassy, said Yasay's comments ran counter to close relations between the two countries.
"We have seen the post. We've already spoken to this sort of rhetoric," Koscina told reporters. "Frankly, it seems at odds with the w
Free weapons, counter terrorism aid, trade, a protective umbrella. So next flood can we not send the USN/taxpayer money?
‘America has failed us’: Foreign Secretary Yasay explains why the Philippines wants to break away from US
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplom...y-explains-why
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 06 October, 2016, 5:33pm
UPDATED : Thursday, 06 October, 2016, 10:15pm
The Philippines’s top diplomat said President Rodrigo Duterte is seeking an independent foreign policy for the country because “America has failed us” in the decades since it gained independence from its former colonial master.
“The United States held on to invisible chains that reined us in towards dependency and submission as little brown brothers not capable of true independence and freedom,” Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said in a statement distributed on Thursday by the Department of Foreign Affairs. “Breaking away from the shackling dependency of the Philippines to effectively address both internal and external security threats has become imperative in putting an end to our nation’s subservience to United States’ interests.”
SSWe will never allow China or any other nation to bully us or deal with Philippine interests under another carrot and stick policy
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay
The US has remained the Philippines closest ally since it gained independence in 1946 and the two countries have several defence treaties. However in his three months since taking office, Duterte has frequently called into question the future of the alliance, including a recent comment that joint maritime drills that kicked off this week will be the last. He has indicated he is open to closer relations with China and willing to hold direct talks with Beijing about territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
US displeased, irritated at Duterte’s rant against Obama(
Yasay said the Philippines would learn from its past mistakes in dealing with the US as it fosters broader relationships with countries like China.
“We will never allow China or any other nation to bully us or deal with Philippine interests under another carrot and stick policy,“ he said.
Duterte said on Tuesday that the Philippines doesn’t benefit from the joint drills with the U.S. and reiterated threats to sever ties. In the same speech, the Philippine leader said: “Obama you can go to hell.”
Duterte has frequently bristled at American criticism of his war on drugs in which more than 3,000 people have been killed. In a speech last month, Duterte said the Philippines would pursue an independent foreign policy and insist “on the time-honoured principles of sovereignty, sovereign equality, non-interference and the commitment to a peaceful settlement of disputes”.
Is Philippine President Duterte playing the United States and China?(
Duterte’s comments often seem to catch members of his own administration off guard. Philippine Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday that Duterte may not have sufficient information on the nation’s military agreements with the US, a situation that the Department of Defence will try to remedy.
“I said our beloved President is misinformed because it would seem that the information that he receives are incomplete,” Lorenzana said in a mobile-phone message forwarded by his department’s public affairs group. The Philippines, which is conducting drills with US troops until October 12, benefits from the training, tactical exercises and civic projects, Lorenzana said.
Duterte’s spokesman Ernesto Abella said on Wednesday that people should use their “creative imagination and not be too literal” in interpreting the president’s statements
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