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This combination of file photos shows retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio and President Rodrigo Duterte. ARCHIVE PHOTOS OF INVESTIGATOR AND PRESIDENTIAL
MANILA, Philippines – Will President Rodrigo Duterte lead by example?
Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio posed this question on Monday after Duterte affirmed before the United Nations General Assembly the Philippines’ 2016 arbitration victory over China over the South China Sea.
“It is something we wanted him to say and he said it very clearly to the UN. But that is why I say that we must adopt that as a national policy and apply it on all fronts of the code of conduct, in the protection of the exclusive economic zone and in gathering the support of other nations of the world, ”Carpio said in an interview. with ABS-CBN news channel.
“He said so, will he do what he preaches? I think we have to pressure him to do that because we have no other choice. He is already there and we will hold him accountable for his words, “he added.
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Caprio also pointed out that the loans and investments the Philippines expected from China may not come any further, and that only less than five percent of the $ 24 billion in loans and investments promised by China to the Philippines actually materialized less than two years earlier. of Duterte’s mandate. ends in 2022.
“Second. Roque said that nothing has really changed in terms of policy, but that the policy of annulling the arbitration ruling was because we wanted loans and investments from China, but that is no longer going to come,” Carpio said.
“There will be no tourists from China for the next 12 months or more and Pogos has already been stopped, they are returning to China. So what else are we waiting for? Don’t expect anything else. We only have to attend to the national interest now because all these promises have not materialized, ”he also said.
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