{"id":231794,"date":"2019-09-21T04:02:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-21T08:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=231794"},"modified":"2019-09-21T04:02:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T08:02:23","slug":"ph-can-do-without-iceland-reso-states-money-locsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/09\/21\/ph-can-do-without-iceland-reso-states-money-locsin\/","title":{"rendered":"PH can do without Iceland-reso states’ money: Locsin"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary and concurrent Representative to the United Nations Teodoro Locsin Jr. represents President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit and EU-ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Brussels, Belgium on October 18 Central European Summer Time. ASEM, a platform for dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe, is expected to reinforce its role as a catalyst for effective alliance of countries pursuing common goals as well as to bring out the pillars of partnership including peace and security, trade and investment, sustainable development, and people-to-people ties. PRESIDENTIAL PHOTOS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0<\/strong>— Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Friday the Philippines can manage without the loans from states that voted in favor of an Iceland-led resolution, which sought a review of the human rights situation in the country.<\/p>\n

“We don’t need the money; we’ve more than enough without turning to anyone outside except Japan of course whose generosity is unconditional, quick; and whose motivation is honestly to help the Philippines. The rest are tongue in cheek and negligible,” Locsin said on his official Twitter account.<\/p>\n

An Inquirer article dated September 20 reported that the Office of the President issued a “confidential memorandum” suspending the negotiations or signing of all loans and grants from the 18 nations that backed the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution.<\/p>\n

France and Sweden were among the non-members that co-sponsored the resolution last July, while the 18 UNHRC member-states that voted “yes” were Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom including Northern Ireland, and Uruguay.<\/p>\n

Asked how much in loans and grants would be affected by the memo, Locsin on Saturday morning said there’s “nothing big” based on the information he received.<\/p>\n

“If it is a memo it is in effect. The amounts I hear from time, nothing big. Mostly DOF’s (Department of Finance) remit. Not new; long been turning down European grants with onerous or meddling conditions,” he noted.<\/p>\n

In addition, he reminded that foreign grants to local non-government organizations (NGOs) now require clearance from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA).<\/p>\n

“I have banned European grants to NGOs unless cleared by DFA and NICA,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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