{"id":149257,"date":"2018-01-27T20:48:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-28T01:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=149257"},"modified":"2018-01-27T20:48:06","modified_gmt":"2018-01-28T01:48:06","slug":"indian-investors-not-bothered-by-martial-law-in-mindanao-duterte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/27\/indian-investors-not-bothered-by-martial-law-in-mindanao-duterte\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian investors not bothered by martial law in Mindanao: Duterte"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Duterte has spoken before a crowd of top Indian business executives in New Delhi as part of his three-day official visit. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DAVAO CITY \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0Indian businessmen are interested to invest their money in the Philippines despite the existing martial law in Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte said upon his arrival from his first official visit to India.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey didn\u2019t even mention it. They said, \u2018We want to come [there],\u201d the President said during a press conference at the Davao International Airport in Davao City upon arrival from India on Friday, January 26.<\/p>\n

Duterte has spoken before a crowd of top Indian business executives in New Delhi as part of his three-day official visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I was the first to say that: Maybe just avoid that western portion of Mindanao, especially down to the archipelagic Zamboanga,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have the map of the Philippines, your left is the Western side, just avoid it. Visayas, Luzon, and some parts of Mindanao — Davao, maybe Butuan, there\u2019s a less\u2026 unless there will be something coming up in the days to come,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

During the press conference, the President reiterated his resolve to stop corruption.<\/p>\n

He instructed the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to make sure that projects are completed within a month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am giving DPWH to tell the contractors to complete it within 30 days. Pag hindi, I will give it to another contractor, cancel the contract and sue you,\u201d he said, adding that he would only allow a delay of one month.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will remind everybody through the DILG, through the mayors na there should be no open holes or canals everywhere. And I\u2019m giving everybody in government only 30 days. Either they cancel the contract and allow somebody else or somebody else\u2019s endeavor to, kung meron siyang pera\u2026\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo henceforth, all projects of the Philippines would be something like a Swiss challenge. If I want building, if I want a highway, if I want railroads built, ipakita ko sa inyo, there would be an open space for everybody,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Chief Executive announced that he is planning to visit the province of Albay, following the eruption of the Mayon Volcano.<\/p>\n

On January 22, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) has raised the Alert Level of Mayon Volcano to Level 4 or \u201chazardous eruption imminent.\u201d\u00a0(PND)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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