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| President Rodrigo Duterte and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, photo from CNN Philippines |
Sa isang media briefing sa huling araw ng ika-31 Association
of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na nainsulto
siya ng Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau na nagtataas ng pag-aalala sa
mga paglabag sa karapatang pantao at mga ekstrahudisyal na pagpatay na may
kaugnayan sa droga.
Sinabi ni Pangulong Duterte kay Trudeau na ang mga isyu ay
" a personal and official insult."
Idinagdag din ng Pangulo na hindi niya ipinaliwanag ang
kanyang mga patakaran sa mga banyagang bansa dahil siya lamang ang may
pananagutan na ipaliwanag ang kanyang panig sa kapwa Pilipino.
“You know, I was elected by the people of the Republic of
the Philippines. I only answer to the people of the Republic of the
Philippines. But for the others, I just said, what happened to the right to be
heard? I told him, ‘did it not occur to you to wonder why?’ What they only
presented was extrajudicial killing but they could not produce what happened,
when and how
I will not explain. It is a personal and official insult.
That is why you hear me throwing down epithets, cursing and saying b*** sh***,
everything. It angers me when you are a foreigner, you do not know exactly what
is happening in this country. You do not investigate.”
Ang Punong Ministro ng Canada ay sinabi na si Pangulong
Duterte ay " receptive " nang binanggit niya ang pag-aalala ng Canada
sa mga usaping isyu na hinaharap ng Pilipinas.
“I actually had an opportunity to have a conversation with
President Duterte just before our meeting earlier this morning, in which I
emphasized, of course, the people-to-people ties between Canada and the
Philippines and the great connections there.
But I also mentioned human rights, rule of law, specifically
extrajudicial killings, as an issue that Canada is concerned with.
We impressed upon him the need to respect the rule of law
and, as always, offered Canada's support and help as a friend to help move
forward. This is the way we engage with the world, this is the way we always
will.
The President was receptive to my comments and it was
throughout a very cordial and positive exchange.”
Source: allthingspinoy.com
