US nakabawi na sa atraso sa PH — Duterte

“BUMAWI naman sila, and they have helped us a lot.”

Ito ang pahayag kahapon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa ika-116 anibersaryo ng Balangiga Massacre sa Balangiga, Eastern Samar hinggil sa papel ng Amerika sa Filipinas sa nakalipas na mahigit isang siglo.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte sings the national anthem before leading the wreath-laying ceremony at the Balangiga Encounter Monument during the 116th Balangiga Encounter Day commemoration in Eastern Samar on September 28, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

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Ang pahayag ng Pangulo ay taliwas sa madalas niyang pagbatikos sa imperyalismong US na aniya’y nagsamantala sa yaman ng bansa at kumitil sa libo-libong Filipino noong Fil-Am war.

“I was under advice by the Department of Foreign Affairs that I would just temper my language and avoid magmura kasi which I’m prone to do if I get emotional,” ani Duterte.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the 116th commemoration of the Balangiga Encounter Day in Eastern Samar on September 28, 2017, reiterates his appeal to the US Government to return the Balangiga Bells for it is part of the country’s national heritage. ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

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Sinabi ng Pangulo, sa ayaw at sa gusto natin ay nakatulong sa bansa ang US noong Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig.

“Whether we like it or not, we were engaged here, challenged by the Japanese occupation and it was America who partly helped us, as an ally. I would not say there were our saviors, but they are our allies and they helped us,” aniya.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte salutes to the Balangiga Encounter Monument after leading the wreath-laying ceremony during the 116th commemoration of the Balangiga Encounter Day in Eastern Samar on September 28, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

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Hanggang ngayon aniya’y tumutulong ang Amerika sa laban ng kanyang administrasyon kontra-terorismo sa Marawi City.

“Even today, they provide crucial equipment to our soldiers in Marawi to fight the terrorist,” dagdag ng Pangulo.

Kamakalawa’y  hinimok ni Duterte ang US na umayuda sa kanyang gobyerno sa pagkontrol sa pagpuslit ng ilegal na droga sa bansa mula sa Taiwan at Hong Kong na ginagamit umanong transshipment point ang Filipinas.

(ROSE NOVENARIO)