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Saturday, October 22, 2016
Repost: President Rodrigo Duterte Reveals He Was Denied a US Visa
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President Rodrigo Duterte said he was once denied a United States visa when he planned to visit a girlfriend in college.
Speaking to the Filipino community in China’s capital on Wednesday, Duterte complained that Americans can enter the Philippines visa-free when Filipinos have a hard time securing a travel document to visit the US.
“America? Miski ako hindi ako makapunta doon, hindi ako bigyan ng visa ng mga…” he said.
He narrated that he was asked what would happen if he decided to marry and stay in the US.
“Sabi ko, ‘Mr. Consul, even if you offer me free visas for a lifetime and even if you offer me 10,000 dollars, I’d still return to my country and be a Filipino,’” Duterte recalled and the crowd broke into cheers.
“The problem is, you go to America? You’ll not be issued a visa,” he stressed his point.
He shared that a local government official was also denied a visa although he was invited to an event by the US government itself.
“The poor man had to travel. He was in poor health. Pagdating dito [US Embassy], he was denied. Pero sila anytime. They enter the Philippines visa-free. Well, there will always be a time for reckoning. Bakit hindi natin tablahin?” Duterte said and gave a faint smile.
Duterte had been releasing tirades against US, after American officials expressed concern over the spate of drug-related deaths since the new administration came in.
US President Barack Obama previously advised Duterte to fight crime the right way, after the former Davao City mayor cursed right before flying to Vientiane, Laos for the ASEAN Summit. A bilateral meeting between the two leaders was canceled after Duterte blurted out expletives. — BAP/KG, GMA News
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Friday, October 21, 2016
She Just Cannot be More Caring
The advantage of airing local shows abroad is that local celebrities get to be known overseas. Thus, these celebrities develop fans all over the world, which means that their faces would be familiar wherever they would go. In other words, the fandom and admiration have become limitless.
Given such global development and interest, celebrities who go abroad should be prepared to be cordial to the international audience. What makes overseas fans special is that most are hardworking people who had to go to other countries for better opportunities. Moreover, having local shows also means that the viewer abroad spent to watch the said programs.
Popular Celebrity (PC) has managed to make herself remain relevant over the years she has spent in the business. Consistently, any project with her appearance is bound to be met with curiosity and eagerness. Although her projects are well chosen, her fans have remained loyal and often await the day when they would finally meet PC.
Finally, an opportunity for PC to go abroad made her fans excited. They eagerly waited for PC to show up, as they wanted to have a photo with her. After all, PC is not really known to grace international events given her busy schedule. However, this opportunity was hard to let pass.
As soon as fans spotted that PC was on her way to the main room of the event, they knew they had the opportunity to have a photo with her. Thus, they followed her, and just as they were about to request, PC exuded an attitude that indicated she did not want anyone to bother her. The fans were forgiving, but disappointed at the way PC carried herself. They thought she could just have been tense, as she might be given recognition for her work.
Then, as the event ended, PC came out of the event a loser. She did not win any award, which was highly anticipated earlier. As for the waiting fans, they did not at all bother with PC anymore. They shifted attention to celebrities who were far more accommodating.
‘I know I have a reputation that is not so flattering, but I guess I owe it to just being a private person. I don't mean anyone harm, and I'm not being mean. I just don't socialise much; I don't party too much. I don't know what to say to the media if I'm not talking about a film that I am doing, so yeah, maybe I am perceived as a snob.’ – Shahid Kapoor
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Repost: President Rodrigo Duterte Declares Break from US in Military, Economics
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President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday declared that he was breaking the Philippines' military and economic alliance with the United States, the country's longtime ally.
Duterte made the remark before Chinese government officials and business leaders who attended the Philippines-China Trade and Investment Forum.
With the "separation" from the US, Duterte said he would now be relying on the Chinese officials and businessmen.
"I announce my separation from the United States both in the military but economics also. So please you have another problem of economics in my country," Duterte said.
"I have separated from them so I will be dependent on you for a long time but don't worry we will also help," he added.
Duterte said he also planned to visit Russia and firm up ties with Moscow.
"I realign myself in your ideological flow and maybe I will also go to Russia to talk to Putin. There are three of us against the world. China, Philippines, Russia," Duterte said.
Duterte over the past months stepped up his anti-US rhetoric after US officials, including US President Barack Obama expressed concern over the alleged extrajudicial killings blamed on his war on drugs.
The President also announced that October's joint military exercises with the US would be the last under his term.
$13.5 billion
Duterte made his comments in China, where he is visiting with at least 200 business people to pave the way for what he calls a new commercial alliance as relations with longtime ally US deteriorate.
His trade secretary, Ramon Lopez, said $13.5 billion in deals would be signed
Duterte's efforts to engage China, months after a tribunal ruling in the Hague over South China Sea disputes in favor of the Philippines, marks a reversal in foreign policy since the 71-year-old former mayor took office on June 30.
China has pulled out all the stops to welcome Duterte, including a marching band complete with batton-twirling band master at his official welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People, which most leaders do not get.
President Xi Jinping, meeting Duterte earlier in the day, called the visit a "milestone" in ties.
Xi told Duterte that China and the Philippines were brothers and they could "appropriately handle disputes", though he did not mention the South China Sea in remarks made in front of reporters.
"I hope we can follow the wishes of the people and use this visit as an opportunity to push China-Philippines relations back on a friendly footing and fully improve things," Xi said.
Following their meeting, during which Duterte said relations with China had entered a new "springtime", Chinese vice foreign minister Liu Zhenmin said the South China Sea issue was not the sum total of relations.
"The two sides agreed that they will do what they agreed five years ago, that is to pursue bilateral dialogue and consultation in seeking a proper settlement of the South China Sea issue," Liu said.
China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year. Neighbors Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims.
In 2012, China seized the disputed Scarborough Shoal and denied Philippine fishermen access to its fishing grounds.
Liu said the shoal was not mentioned and he did not answer a question about whether Philippine fishermen would be allowed there. He said both countries had agreed on coastguard and fisheries cooperation, but did not give details.
Sea row takes backseat
Duterte's tone toward Beijing is in contrast to the language he has used against the United States, after being infuriated by U.S. criticism of his bloody war on drugs.
On Wednesday, to the cheers of hundreds of Filipinos in Beijing, Duterte said Philippine foreign policy was veering towards China.
"I will not go to America anymore. We will just be insulted there," Duterte said. "So time to say goodbye my friend."
Duterte had said the South China Sea arbitration case would "take the back seat" during talks, and that he would wait for the Chinese to bring up the issue rather than doing so himself.
Xi said issues that could not be immediately be resolved should be set aside, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
China has welcomed the Philippines approaches, even as Duterte has vowed not to surrender any sovereignty to Beijing, which views the South China Sea Hague ruling as null and void.
China has also expressed support for his drug war, which has raised concern in Western capitals about extrajudicial killing.
Duterte's overtures to China have been accompanied by signs of improving business ties with the world's second largest economy.
China's Liu said Beijing will restore Philippine agricultural exports to China and provide financing for Philippine infrastructure. —NB/JST, GMA News with Reuters
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