{"id":122771,"date":"2017-10-10T22:25:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T02:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=122771"},"modified":"2017-10-10T22:25:15","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T02:25:15","slug":"president-duterte-tours-hmas-adelaide-renews-full-support-to-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/10\/president-duterte-tours-hmas-adelaide-renews-full-support-to-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"President Duterte tours HMAS Adelaide, renews full support to allies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: \u201cI\u2019d like to welcome you officially to the Philippines. And we\u2019re happy that you found time to visit us,\u201d he said.RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday, October 10, visited the largest ship of the Royal Australian Navy and reiterated full support to the Philippines\u2019 allies.<\/p>\n

The President was given a tour of the landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Adelaide anchored at the Port of Manila as part of the regional deployment by the Australian Defence Force to strengthen ties within the region.<\/p>\n

In his remarks, President Duterte welcomed the officials and crew of the navy ship that is in its maiden deployment to Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to welcome you officially to the Philippines. And we\u2019re happy that you found time to visit us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President discussed the ongoing tension in the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good to raise our awareness actually now. And it would be also to our advantage if you just go around showing solidarity with the rest of the world. Not only because we face so many challenges and threats, but the small guy there in North Korea is playing with dangerous weapons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Duterte expressed hopes that the situation would not deteriorate into something violent that may destroy Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I hope that in the coming days, we should stay together, especially the alliance between us, Philippines, America, and even China,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just a neighbor of China. And any distraction using nuclear bombs, nuclear arms, would destroy Southeast Asia immediately. And the Philippines is no exception,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The President then reiterated his support to Australia and to the Philippines\u2019 allies.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that is why we reiterate our full support with our Australian friends, Americans, and even Chinese, Malaysian, all, to show to this one guy that he has to stop threatening the world. Because he runs the risk of being destroyed first,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte told the crew of HMAS Adelaide that the Philippines is also suffering from a severe case of terrorism, citing the country\u2019s battle against the Maute terrorist group in Marawi City.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re coping up. We hope that it would be finished in about one week. We have suffered casualties, the biggest so far in present years. And I am sad that terrorism has arrived in my land,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not against the Moro or the Muslim people. I myself have a little of — because of my grandmother, who was a Maranao Muslim. I don\u2019t have anything against them, but it\u2019s the terrorism that\u2019s being imported,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

HMAS Adelaide, weighing 27,800 tonnes and 230 meters in length, is designed to provide medical and humanitarian assistance during regional emergencies with its 40-bed hospital that is complete with two operating theatres.<\/p>\n

The ship\u2019s 200-meter flight deck can carry up to 12 helicopters. It can accommodate more than 100 vehicles, 2,100 tonnes of cargo and can transport 1,000 military personnel and equipment for a rapid disaster response deployment.<\/p>\n

The navy ship will also dock in Subic to continue the crew\u2019s engagement with their Filipino counterparts.<\/p>\n

More than 100 Philippine Armed Forces personnel, including the elite Philippine Marines, will participate in a sea-ride on Adelaide\u2019s landing craft for a hands-on experience of the Australian Defence Force\u2019s humanitarian and disaster relief capability.<\/p>\n

The Australian Embassy noted Australia and the Philippines\u2019 long-standing Defence Cooperation Program, which includes counter-terrorism, maritime security, and capability development assistance to the Armed Force of the Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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