China builds Drugs rehabilitation center in Philippines :: Duterte thanks while warning US and EU

China helps Philippines in the war on drugs.

Strange are the bed fellows that international diplomacy gives rise to; while the whole world is bracing for a massive showdown between the AFP and the people’s Army of China, the winds of change seem to be blowing in some other direction.

President Duterte may be a foul-mouthed Filipino President but he is the one in business. While the French called him a serial killer President, some call him the acid-tongued strongman.

Name-calling might be the result of his dramatic outbursts and exhibitionist, outspoken habits but stupid he is not. Behind all the slandering and abusing is an astute mind at work; no one knows what he is up to nor how he thinks about any particular issue not his take on it.

He conceals those wicked thoughts by drawing your attention to some insulting remark directed at someone but meant only to divert the attention of those observing him. Shrewd minds do that in their own individual style.

Chinese funded project

The Chinese funded project is now nearing completion and the President had announced it even while addressing members of the Filipino community in Indonesia during September.

The Chinese have not only offered to help the Philippines in their war on drugs by cooperating with the Filipino Security agencies in tackling the drug lords and gangs of Chinese drug peddlers but this rehabilitation centre will also be a big help in the same direction.

But, what really emerged was a project that was funded by the Chinese government and was in the shape of a rehabilitation center to house the drug addicts that are in abundance in this sadly addicted country. The drug rehabilitation center has been built at Nueva Ecija.

And, in his familiar abusive tirade against the US and the EU, Duterte praised his newly-found friends, the Chinese for having come forward to extend a helping hand in their war on drugs. So, the shrewd President is looking to conquer the Chinese with praise and friendship.

He was assertive in stating that the Chinese deserved the praise because they came forward to help the Philippines without any publicity.

Having four million drug addicts in your country is a monumental task for a poor country like the Philippines to handle and it was China alone who came forward to extend a helping hand; all this, without any fuss or fanfare.

They kept it secret since they did not want to make it a PR campaign.

Four rehab facilities

This was the first news about the facility which he declared at the National Banana Congress in Davao City.

He also revealed that he had requested the AFP to permit people to make donations of rehab facilities in their camps.
The Chinese had constructed this massive rehabilitation center Palayan City, Nueva Ecija at Fort Magsaysay; it had a peak capacity of over 1,400 drug addicts.

The indigenous effort to house the drug addicts included four military camps that had been identified to serve as drug rehabilitation centers; this was declared by the Department of National Defense (DND).

They were:
1. Camp Capinpin in Tanay, Rizal,
2. Camp Macario Peralta in Jamindan,
3. Camp Kiribatan in Bukidnon, and
4. Magsaysay.

Amidst the praise for China, the President also lashed out at the US and EU daring them to cut off aid due to their opposition to the war against corruption and drugs and the loss of life that accompanied claiming that it involved violation of human rights.

The US and the EU has been critical of the President’s straightforward war against illegal drugs and possible violations of human rights.

But Duterte stands firm even if it means losing US or EU support, so be it.
He points out that the propaganda against the Philippines was unacceptable and the allies could end up losing the status.

100 days up – Unfounded allegations

Having completed the first 100 days in power, the president was all business and again spoke his mind on the stand taken by the US and EU against the developments in the Philippines.

While they term it as violation of human rights and threaten to break up the aid that they provide, Duterte is unfazed. He openly dares them to do that and is in no mood to be financially blackmailed by the US or the EU.

His shrewd mind has also found a sympathetic superpower just in the neighborhood; China has also used its political wisdom to slowly creep into the good books of the Filipino President who is a highly emotional being and loves his motherland above all else.

He is a fearless who cannot be blackmailed or pushed into doing what you want him to. He is one man who will ensure that any relationship is based on equality.

He exhorted the US and the EU not to use the Philippines like a doormat since they will have to repent. The annual war games that are now being held amidst the feeling that they may be the last ones unless sane diplomacy prevails.

Ascertain first:: He tells the US and EU

Duterte launched his fresh tirades against the US in a speech in Davao City as Filipino and American troops held what could be the last annual war games.

With the latest developments with the Chinese cropping up, there is need for the US to sit back and take stock of the way its diplomacy is going to proceed in the near future.

The Filipino President was unequivocal when he kept reminding Obama that the current war games were not part of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).

Assess yourselves were the words he used since the US and the UN had just gone ahead with allegations of abuse of human rights on the basis of hearsay adding that they may lose the Philippines if this was not done.

He asked the US to cause some investigations to be made instead of just asking the CIA to ensure his removal.
Because if you don’t, you will lose the Philippines,” he said.

Instead of making sweeping criticisms of the Philippines, Duterte said the US should instead ask its UN ambassador to make a complaint and investigate first.

The president finally declared that he was prepared to give up all but will not bow to unreasonable behavior even from his allies.

By striking a friendly chord with the Chinese, the Philippines will not only be able to reduce the tensions but will also be able to employ China’s help in dealing with the violent struggles in the country.

Umrao singh umraoz.wordpress.com

Sunday, 09 October 2016
Written for: Lars-Magnus Carlsson www.thephilippinepride.com

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