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FILE: Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday said the Philippines is turning down all kinds of aid from the European Union (EU). (KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday said the Philippines is turning down all kinds of aid from the European Union (EU).<\/p>\n

In an interview with reporters, Cayetano said the announcement came from President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s directive. He also said that before this announcement was made, Cayetano already received the instructions, however he was not allowed to open a discussion about it.<\/p>\n

In a speech on Wednesday at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City, Duterte declared that the Philippines will no longer receive grants from the EU, saying that it was an insult to the country\u2019s sovereignty.<\/p>\n

\u201cKaya ko \u2018yan sila<\/em> (EU) minumura kasi<\/em> they do not know how to respect sovereignty [I\u2019m cursing them (EU) because they do not know how to respect sovereignty],\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cKailangan natin <\/em>aid. Pero kung ganon lang naman, tuturuan ka kung paano gawin<\/em>\u2026 that\u2019s pedantry [We need aid but if they will instruct us how to do it\u2026 that\u2019s pedantry],\u201d the President added.<\/p>\n

Cayetano said they will convey the Philippine government\u2019s decision to EU Ambassador to the Philippines Franz Jessen.<\/p>\n

“With the President’s directive now, then we’ll have to communicate formally to the EU ambassador, His Excellency Ambassador Jessen, that as of now, we will not accept aid,” Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

Despite this decision, Foreign Affairs Secretary hopes it will not affect the countries overall relationship with the EU.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt should not affect our overall relationship, it should not affect our trade, it should not affect our bilateral relationship,\u201d Cayetano said.<\/p>\n

When asked if such policy involves all kinds of aid, Cayetano said,\u201dThat\u2019s my impression. So aid meaning grants.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview on Wednesday night, Cayetano said that while the Philippines was being treated as a sovereign nation, the EU might use the agreement as an \u201cexcuse\u201d to criticize the Philippines on certain aspects of its governance.<\/p>\n

Cayetano also said that he met with EU officials and told them that their pre-conditions are \u201cmore damaging than helpful.\u201d Cayetano said, for example, one of their stipulations was that EU can \u201cunilaterally\u201d cut the program if there are human rights violations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t want it unilateral. Where\u2019s the due process? Aren\u2019t we going to talk about this?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the EU’s Weigand earlier said that they will not earnestly ask the Philippines to receive European aid, adding that there is \u201cno lack of other countries\u201d to help \u00a0if the country turn down their offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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