Presidential aspirant Mayor Rodrigo Duterte of Davao City said that if he becomes the President of the Philippines he is willing to ”shut up” about the West Philippine Sea territorial dispute with China if ever they offer to build us vital transportation facilities and other infrastructure in the Philippines.
Duterte said in a press conference in Palawan last Thursday that, he is also open for a joint exploration between the Philippines and China in the disputed West Philippine Sea.
Duterte said if China will ”build me a train around Mindanao, build me train from Manila to Bicol… build me a train going to Batangas, for the six years that I’ll be president, I’ll shut up.”
”Pareho kami ng China. They claim it, I am insisting it is ours, period. Hindi ako maniwala sabihin ng tribunal na: ‘O Philippines, ganito…’ No, no, no. To hell with you guys,” he said.
”I will tell China, that is ours. You are building structures in an area that is ours. If the tribunal would favor us, good, but if not, I would disagree.”
”If you want, joint exploration. Kung wala akong pera pang-equipment ko, just give me my part,” Duterte said.
Duterte, nonetheless, maintained his stance that the West Philippine Sea belongs to the Philippines. It would be futile to engage China in a shooting war since the Philippines cannot match the Asian giant’s firepower.
”I will not go to war because we will not win it. It will be a massacre. I will not waste the lives of Filipino soldiers and policemen. Ano ako, gago? Patay lahat iyan,” he said.
”I will not waste the lives of Filipinos. I will ask the Navy to bring me the nearest point in South China Sea that is tolerable to them and I will ride a jet ski. I’ll carry a flag and when I reach Spratlys, I will erect the Filipino flag. I will tell them (Chinese), suntukan o barilan?”
For Duterte, It maybe the biggest foreign policy controversy facing his presidential bets in the May 9 elections. His position on the matter contradicts the stand taken by the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.
For the Aquino administration a multilateral approach in resolving the dispute is the best option while China prefers a bilateral talk. – Carl E.
Same as version of GMA period “joint exploration” sana walang patong na commissions dahil magiging npk mahal non. Magaral na rin siya mag golf.
Takot pala ma bully si Duterte pagmalaki ang kaharap. Yan ang tunay na bayot! Si Andres Bonifacio gustuhin pa magpakamatay pag may sumakop sa pilipinas kaysa ipamahage ang kayamanan natin sa ibang bansa, yan ang Pilipino hindi duwag.
not trying to defend digong pero sa sinabi nya “i will not waste the lives of Filipino Soldier & policemen” and also “i will not waste the lives of Filipinos and go to spratlys hamunin ng suntukan o Barilan”
lol… plataporma duterte 6 months nomore crimes? really? + ibibigay mo pati economic zone na kitang kita naman… sa pilipinas un? ano gusto mo mangisda mga pinoy sa BEACH nalang? simpleng katangahan naman… crime in 6 months? may government ba na naayos ang crime for 6 months? sa BUONG MUNDO simula nuon hanggang ngayon? WOW!
Wow Ka rin hahah.. ikaw na mag presidente..
mag basa ma maige at wag kang mang husga baka sarili mong pamilya di mo maitaguyod
Excuse me pareho kayong utak kriminal at pala utog
Hindi ko lang ho nabasa NAPANOOD KO PA… imulat mo ang iyong mga mata. HUWAG DESPERADO. Kadalasan ho ng napapansin kong mga gusto Duterte ay mga DESPERADOng mabago ng AGAD-AGAD ang pilipinas. Sa kahit anong bagay ho oh pangyayaring inyong gusto lahat ho kailangan ng TIME!
Noon ang China ay hindi nila alam ang mga island at shoals kung saan sa west Phl sea, pero nang pumayag si GMA ng join research exploration. Kaya nakakuha nagpagkakataon gumawa ng MAPA ang China kung saang latitude area. At ngayon si Duterte magpaluko na naman sa China at magpagawa ng mga train na madali mabubulok. Treachery ng bayan itong Duterte palibhasa malapit sa NPA at idolo nila si Mao zedong na pinuno ng China communist
I haven’t decided yet who to vote for but Duterte was on my short list until today. If his main presidential campaign platform is defeating crimes in “six months,” then he has already failed in that area. China committed an illegal and egregious act by destroying marine ecosystems and claiming rocks, reefs and underwater elevations that are clearly inside the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf under UNCLOS. You can’t let China get away with what they have done and they are not done.
I don’t know about you but all candidates have their own share of bad sides. Who do you think could come up with a better plan?
give us your thoughts.
it is very simple to choose really.
look at how every candidate used the people’s taxes to serve the people of the Philippines.
I really hope to vote for a good and wise President. Tax is not the only issue important to me but I hold all our government leaders up and down the ladder accountable on every aspect of good governance. I think Duterte is a straight shooter and effective as a mayor, but he is now entering the international arena. He needs to convince me that he has the experience and perspective in that arena. I’m not sure he has that luxury but I’m giving him the chance to redeem himself until election day.
With the Presidential qualification you mentioned, only Santiago has the qualification in international affairs. Duterte has all the honesty & integrity to serve the country but he needs some good presidential advisers on international aspects. I think it’s not a problem at all.
What’s wrong if Duterte says he’d deter crimes for 6 mos? Even if he does it for 12 mos, the most important thing is something has been started & acted upon. It’s better to promise something concrete than to promise something abstract with no timetable.
Duterte is keeping things real, what we can,t fight is the truth. If China gets so mad as to overrun the reefs and head for Manila attack, it will be a holocaust
Sana wag na mag Salita si Mayor Duterte tungkol sa spratly basta ilaban nya ang pag aari ng Pilipinas dahil yan ang kinabubuhay ng ating mga mangingisda na basta nya na lang ibibigay sa China at di tama na ibigay na lang ng basta yan dahil yan pinaglaban ng ating mga ninuno at pinag laban din ni Marcos at sana naman ipaglaban nya ang dapat na para sa atin dahil Exclusive economic zone natin yan at kahit na di mo na kunin ang langis jan sa ilalim ng dagat ay sa mga Ibinibigay ng Laman dagat lang ay buhay na ang Pilipinas. Sana naman mag isip naman si Mayor Doterte dahil ang China may Sariling Exclusive Economic Zone at lumampas sila sa kanilang Exclusive economic zone at Internation Sea at ngayon kukunin pa nila ang Exclusive Economic Zone ng Pilipinas.
Kung ang Gusto lang ni Mayor Duterte ay malagyan nya ng train ang buong Pilipinas at Infrustructure ay mag open sya sa mga Investor sa buong mundo for Private Public Partnership ng ginawa ni Pinoy at Huwag lang iasa sa mga Oligarch na nasa Pilipinas.
Ito ay katulad ng ginawa ni Ramos noon i improve ang transport sector, energy at telephone commication sector ay nag open sya to all investor for all region at even Small and Medium Enterprises ay maraming nag iimvest sa Pilipinas.
One more thing, tangalin lang lahat ng mga corrupt na official ng gobyerno at ipasa ang “For information Bill” ay magagawa na lahat ang pangarap nya na magkaroon ng Train at Infrustructure sa buong Pilipinas sa loob lang kanyang panunungkulan hindi yung ibigay ang ating Exclusive Economic Zone.
Ang Pilipinas ay mayaman ang kaso napupunta lang ang yaman sa iilang tao at Pamilya lamang sa Pilipinas at alam nyo kung sino sino ang mga iyon.
Sana mag bukas lang si Mayor Duterte sa mga Investor kung sya ang magiging Presidente sat kayang bayaran yan ng Pilipinas lalo na ngayon na investment grade na tayo sa mga Insvesment Institution at ang mga katulad naming mga OFW na tumutulong na mag iimvest sa Pilipinas lalo na sa Housing Sector na nagtatayugan na mga Condominium building.
Ito lang ang panawagan ko kay Mayor Rod Duterte na huwag nyang ibigay ang ating Exclusive Economic Zone at maraming Bansa na tutulong sa Pilipinas basta alisin lahat ng Corrupt at Isa batas ang Information Bill.
Sana ang gawin ni Mayor Duterte Pag naging Presidente sya ay Maalis ang Drugs at mga Kriminalidad sa buong bansa at utusan nya lahat ng mga Pulis at mga Law Enforcer na Mag Inspection sa lahat ng kanilang nasasakupan at pag may narinig pa ang Presidente na mga kaso ng mga Drugs addiction at Criminalidad at di na eradicated sa kanilang Jurisdiction ay Isuspinde agad ang namumuno sa kanilang Jurisdiction na ibig sabihin di nila ginagawa ng tama ang kanilang mga trabaho at palitan ng mga Law Enforcer na talagang ipinatutupad ang batas. Ito ay kayang gawin sa loob lang ng anim na buwan kung ang lahat ng Law Enforcer ay Seryoso sa pagpapatupad ng batas at hindi pag kanlong sa mga Drug Lord at holdaper at kidnaper.
Sana magawa lahat ito at tuloy tuloy ang pag unlad ng Pilipinas basta wag pabayaan ibigay ang ating Exclusive Economic zone sa CHINA.
Digong, don’t trust much of China’s transpo facilities you wish from them, they will surely be of inferior quality & the more we spend for maintenance. Not even a profit sharing is feasible wherein China will calculate how much they want to declare out for us. You need to reconsider your position & analyze further. Joint exploration is far better or the best is they have to get out.
Duterte can stop crime in 6 months
Allan: Mayor, unsaon natO ipatigil ang droga ug kriminal sa unom na bulan?
Duterte: sultiOn nato ang tanan na drug lord kay mga intsik maNa! na itigil nila pag buhat sa mga droga, karon kay tagaan nato sila ug share sa west Philippines Sea.
Allan: kanang mga snatcher?
Duterte: ah, daghan naman ko’y naipon nga mga Nokia ug mga pitaka, adkaw adlaw tagaan nato sila.
Allan: kanang mga rapist?
Duterte: imoOn nato legal na ang Prostitution ug paliton nato ang ngalan, ang itawag natO sa ilaha putang-Ina. Karon ang nanay nalang nila ang imoOn marausan.
Holding bilateral talk with China means cutting the US out of the process. It’s time for the US to butt out.
Duterte could close Manila bay to Chinese shipping for a month or two, and then the Chinese would pay attention.