Digong, The President

[vinj]

So by the time this President is over, China will have all the disputed islands.

Where are those anti-imperialist now?

Is Duterte dumb enough not to know this intent of his friend China? Or is he playing dumb.

One need not be dumb when the price is right...

[ClaNker]

to be fair, it's not as if the US/EU doesn't have its own interests...that's just the way the world works. That said, it wouldn't hurt to shop around and see whose terms are most attractive, or the least disadvantageous to us. i don't think we are doing that right now.

Ang gusto llng EU ay sundin ni Dutiti ang batas at respetuhin ang Human Rights.

It's not as if they're imposing it upon us but simply reminding us na isa yan sa mga condition ng trade agreement natin sa kanila at member tayo ng human rights council ng UN.

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[ClaNker]

PH needs P5B to protect Benham Rise | INQUIRER.net Mobile

The government would need an initial P5 billion to kick-start efforts to protect and conserve the country’s vast marine resources at Benham Rise, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said.

In a statement, Piñol said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources sought the amount as a last-minute addition to the proposed 2018 budget of the Department of Agriculture, which supervises the agency.

Wag tayong mag alala mga kapwa ko pilipino. May strategy si dutiti dyan, uutang uli tayo sa China.

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[Wh1stl3r]

Sec. Dominguez saying that aid from the US and EU was insignifcant...i guess there were sime alien beings who sailed thei aircraft carrier to Leyte after Yolanda struck. And how much aid did China send to us btw? Care to make a comparison with that of the US/EU?

What Typhoon Yolanda foreign aid looks like without US, EU, and UN

Donations from EU member-states and the EU Commission amounted to $130,493,521 (P6.3 billion) – 11% of the total foreign aid received by the Philippines in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda.

The United States donated $90,585,530 (P4.4 billion) while UN agencies gave $10,508,604 (P507.6 million), which comprised 10.5% and 8.3% of the total foreign aid respectively.

Meanwhile, China and Russia, the prospective "new partners" of the Philippines under the Duterte administration, donated $2,699,743 (P130 million) and $5,738,871 (P277 million) for Yolanda survivors.

[ClaNker]

Business | Philstar Mobile

Despite President Duterte’s series of expletives against the regional grouping, the European Union was the largest destination of exports from the Philippines with $901 million in March this year, latest data the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.

The EU overtook the United States and Japan in March, making the EU largest exporting partner of the Philippines that month.

Tuloy lang ang laban tatay dutiti. Awayin pa natin yang EU, mga pakialamero kasi.

Sanction is just around the corner.

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[ClaNker]

What Typhoon Yolanda foreign aid looks like without US, EU, and UN

Tinalo pa ng UN ang combined aid ng China at Russia.

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[Wh1stl3r]

*badkuk
I agree. No country is without its own interests and we would be naive to think that some who give "aid" in one form or another do not expect a return.

It's just that China's self interest in these things is so glaringly out there in the open.

[Yatta]

So by the time this President is over, China will have all the disputed islands.

Where are those anti-imperialist now?

Is Duterte dumb enough not to know this intent of his friend China? Or is he playing dumb.

He's not playing dumb, he knows whats at stake. China gave him Malacanan. WPS, shift away from the US and bad loans are the price.

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[H1Tman]

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Four Indonesian soldiers were killed when a Chinese-made anti-aircraft cannon malfunctioned during an exercise in the Natuna island chain in the South China Sea, the Indonesian military said Thursday.




Made in China. 2003 daw binili.

[badkuk]

Well, maybe he and Bato should test Chinese weapons personally as a show of confidence.

[badkuk]

Also, somebody in the forum did mention that they will give/sell us the "export" versions of their weapons that are not quite the same as what they're using. Makes sense, why sell weapons that can be used against you, say, in an encounter over territory?

and, malamang alam na nila ang mga limitations ng "exports" nila...critical info that could tip the odds in their favor should push comes to shove.

[uls]

To recipients of China financing

Ask the Greeks what it's like to be a German debt colony

[H1Tman]

Also, somebody in the forum did mention that they will give/sell us the "export" versions of their weapons that are not quite the same as what they're using. Makes sense, why sell weapons that can be used against you, say, in an encounter over territory?

and, malamang alam na nila ang mga limitations ng "exports" nila...critical info that could tip the odds in their favor should push comes to shove.

Dumping excess products. Finding new markets, financial gains, colonization. San ka pa! Philippines, R.O.C.

[kisshmet]

Also, somebody in the forum did mention that they will give/sell us the "export" versions of their weapons that are not quite the same as what they're using. Makes sense, why sell weapons that can be used against you, say, in an encounter over territory?

and, malamang alam na nila ang mga limitations ng "exports" nila...critical info that could tip the odds in their favor should push comes to shove.

All weapons exporter keep their best equipments to themselves

What they export are either old systems or lesser grade equipments

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[uls]

came across this NYTimes article (as Trump would say, the failing New York Times hehe)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/b...lion-plan.html

i'm gonna quote some parts of the article that confirm my views

China creating projects for its construction companies

Chinese construction companies had lots of practice building highways and bridges and tunnels and railways that they have become so good they're exporting their expertise

The massive infrastructure projects, along with hundreds of others across Asia, Africa and Europe, form the backbone of ChinaÂ’s ambitious economic and geopolitical agenda. President Xi Jinping of China is literally and figuratively forging ties, creating new markets for the countryÂ’s construction companies and exporting its model of state-led development in a quest to create deep economic connections and strong diplomatic relationships.

China needs new projects to absorb its overcapacity

The projects inherently serve ChinaÂ’s economic interests. With growth slowing at home, China is producing more steel, cement and machinery than the country needs. So Mr. Xi is looking to the rest of the world, particularly developing countries, to keep its economic engine going.

Chinese labor

Nearly everything for the Laos project is made in China. Almost all the labor force is Chinese. At the peak of construction, there will be an estimated 100,000 Chinese workers.

loans are to countries that aren't very creditworthy

The investments could complicate BeijingÂ’s effort to stem the exodus of capital outflow that have been weighing on the economy. The cost could also come back to haunt China, whose banks are being pressed to lend to projects that they find less than desirable. By some estimates, over half the countries that have accepted Belt and Road projects have credit ratings below investment grade.

So it makes sense to me if China is going to lend in RMB instead of USD

since contractors will all be Chinese

no problem in currency acceptance

[rambo149]

Duterte says idea to reject EU grant came from Finance chief | ABS-CBN News

HAHAHAHA naka inom na ata ng gamot hahaha

[Khaleesiiiiii]

Satisfied naman so far

[Yatta]

Duterte says idea to reject EU grant came from Finance chief | ABS-CBN News

HAHAHAHA naka inom na ata ng gamot hahaha

Passing the buck. Nalimutan niya sabi ni Truman: the buck stops here!

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[shadow]

Galit na Galit sa EU dahil nakikialam daw Sa internal problem pero threat ng china. Wala Lang. Duwag talaga


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[zoomzoom]

came across this NYTimes article (as Trump would say, the failing New York Times hehe)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/b...lion-plan.html

i'm gonna quote some parts of the article that confirm my views

China creating projects for its construction companies

Chinese construction companies had lots of practice building highways and bridges and tunnels and railways that they have become so good they're exporting their expertise



China needs new projects to absorb its overcapacity



Chinese labor



loans are to countries that aren't very creditworthy





So it makes sense to me if China is going to lend in RMB instead of USD

since contractors will all be Chinese

no problem in currency acceptance

If nothing else, makikita talaga na shrewd ang mga chinese when it comes to money matters.

Nataon naman obob yung nakaupo sa trono natin.

Recipe for disaster ........ for the Phils.