{"id":149033,"date":"2018-01-26T00:51:04","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T05:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=149033"},"modified":"2018-01-26T00:51:04","modified_gmt":"2018-01-26T05:51:04","slug":"prrd-will-not-cower-to-isis-threats-roque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/26\/prrd-will-not-cower-to-isis-threats-roque\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD will not cower to ISIS threats: Roque"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0President Rodrigo Duterte is unmoved by the latest threats from the Islamic State or ISIS, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday.<\/p>\n

Roque gave this reaction to a news report by Indian-based \u201cThe Print\u201d claiming that the ISIS group based in Indonesia is planning a strike in response to Duterte\u2019s promise to “militarily wipe out” Islamist extremists in Mindanao.<\/p>\n

\u201cPRRD will not cower to threats from ISIS nor any other terrorist groups,\u201d Roque said in a statement shared to the media.<\/p>\n

Roque, who joined Duterte\u2019s trip to India, said the Chief Executive has pledged to serve the Filipino people and \u201chas left the issue of his mortality to the Creator.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is unmoved by this latest threat and will be unrelenting in his fight against violent extremism,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

In his previous speeches, Duterte said he will go for a hardline policy against criminals and terrorists, vowing to \u201cblow them up in the high seas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duterte is currently in New Delhi where he, alongside fellow leaders of the Association of Southeast Asia Nation (ASEAN), attended the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The 10 ASEAN leaders have also been invited to be the \u201cChief Guests\u201d of India\u2019s Republic Day celebration on Friday.<\/p>\n

Roque said security arrangements by both the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and the Indian police are in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll precautions though are being taken by the PSG and Indian authorities. We will all be there for and with him,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

During his bilateral talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last Wednesday, Duterte emphasized the need for India and the ASEAN countries to cooperate militarily in combating modern-day terrorism.<\/p>\n

Roque said Duterte has manifested his interest to purchase Indian weapons after Modi told him that India has expertise in ships and other military hardware.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a commitment, in fact, for the Philippines to purchase Indian military hardware,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

He added that Duterte also raised with Modi the idea of coming out with a platform to combat terrorism as well as piracy threats.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe says that ASEAN should not just be an economic body, that ASEAN should consider being active militarily to combat the threat of modern-day terrorism. He was referring, of course, to both ISIS- type of terrorism which is a problem to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and even southern Thailand, and he was talking about international terrorism at sea which is piracy in the Indo-Pacific navigation route,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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