{"id":177878,"date":"2018-08-21T23:10:05","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T03:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=177878"},"modified":"2025-01-19T18:23:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T23:23:28","slug":"duterte-slams-trudeau-anew-over-cancelled-helicopter-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/08\/21\/duterte-slams-trudeau-anew-over-cancelled-helicopter-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte slams Trudeau anew over cancelled helicopter deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the Lex Talionis Fraternitas, Inc. (LTFI) National Convention at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City on August 18, 2018. JOEY DALUMPINES\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau anew for his country’s decision to review a $233-million helicopter deal with the Philippines amid concerns that the choppers will be used against Filipino citizens.<\/p>\n

“Ang<\/em> Canada, nagbigay tayo ng<\/em> attack helicopters. Tapos i<\/em>-deliver na, itong si<\/em> Trudeau nagpapa<\/em>-corny (Canada, gave helicopters for attacking. It was supposed to be delivered, but Trudeau was being corny). Pakunwari na<\/em> peaceful ganun <\/em>(He pretended to have been wanting peace), ‘We want peace.’ Anong <\/em>want (What do you mean by want)\u2026 This is a troubled world. It has always been a troubled world ever since. Hindi naman nahinto \u2018yan eh <\/em>(It did not stop),” Duterte said in a speech during the League of Municipalities (LMP) Visayas Island Cluster conference on August 21, Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“For God\u2019s sake Mr. Trudeau, my own citizens are rebelling against us, killing my soldiers and policemen and civilians. And I cannot use the helicopter because they are citizens but they are out to overthrow my government.<\/p>\n

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If you cannot understand, you should not be there in that mighty post of yours because you do not know the history of the world and geopolitics,” he added.<\/p>\n

In February, the Philippine government signed the multimillion-dollar contract to buy 16 Bell 412 choppers from Canada.<\/p>\n

However, a day after it was signed, Trudeau’s government ordered a review of the deal over human rights concerns.<\/p>\n

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Due to this, the Philippine leader ordered the cancellation of this contract.<\/p>\n

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“I want to tell the Armed Forces to cut the deal. Huwag na ituloy<\/em> (Do not continue) and somehow we will look for another supplier. We respect the stand of Canada,” Duterte said in a press briefing in his hometown, Davao City, last February.<\/p>\n

“Do not buy anymore from Canada or from the United States (US) because there is always a condition attached,” he added.<\/p>\n

The President also previously called Canada ‘stupid’ over the botched chopper deal.<\/p>\n

According to Canada\u2019s Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, the said deal struck in 2012 agreed that the helicopters would be used for search-and-rescue missions.<\/p>\n

However, Major-General Restituto Padilla, military chief of plans, in a Reuters report, noted that the helicopters could be of help for search-and-rescue operations for disaster relief operations, but said that \u201cthe helicopters will be used for the military\u2019s internal security operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

The choppers were supposed to be brought to the Philippines early 2019.<\/p>\n

The Philippine government is now looking at countries like South Korea, Russia, China, and Turkey as potential suppliers of the aircraft to replace Canada’s chopper deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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