{"id":245336,"date":"2020-02-18T20:19:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T01:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=245336"},"modified":"2020-02-18T20:19:06","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T01:19:06","slug":"prrds-white-wristband-symbol-of-peace-not-medical-plaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/18\/prrds-white-wristband-symbol-of-peace-not-medical-plaster\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD\u2019s white wristband symbol of peace, not medical plaster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte chats with Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade during the inauguration of the Sangley Airport Development Project and presentation of the Sangley Point International Airport Project in Cavite City on February 15, 2020. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte was not wearing a medical plaster but a white wristband as a \u201csymbol of peace\u201d, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo allayed concerns that Duterte was wearing a protective dressing commonly used to protect limbs with broken bones.<\/p>\n

During the inauguration of the Sangley Airport Development Project in Cavite City, Duterte was seen wearing what appeared like a white wristband raising suspicions he was hurt or injured.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, it\u2019s not a medical plaster.\u00a0Eh parang ano iyan, parang kay Erap, iyong mga<\/em>\u00a0wristband.\u00a0Hindi ba si<\/em>\u00a0Erap\u00a0mayroong<\/em>\u00a0white (It\u2019s like Erap\u2019s wristband. Didn\u2019t Erap wear a white one)?\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing, referring to former President and Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada.<\/p>\n

He reiterated that Duterte would reveal to the public the state of his health in case of serious illness as required under Section 12 of Article 7 of the 1987 Constitution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President will tell us if he is not feeling well. He tells us \u2026\u00a0wala ngang tinatago \u2018di ba? Lahat sinasabi niya sa atin<\/em>\u00a0(he doesn\u2019t hide anything, right? He tells us everything),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said Duterte wore the white wristband because he was pro-peace and \u201cdoesn\u2019t want to shed blood.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAng unang nakita ko kaagad doon noong makita ko iyong<\/em>\u00a0white is symbol of peace.\u00a0Hindi ba gusto niya palagi magkaroon ng kapayapaan dito sa ating bansa<\/em>\u00a0(What I first thought of when I saw white is symbol of peace. Doesn\u2019t he always want there to be peace in our country),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that Duterte would always go \u201cout of his way\u201d to talk peace with communist rebels.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Duterte expressed optimism that his administration would be able to achieve long-lasting peace \u201cmuch earlier\u201d than expected.<\/p>\n

He made this remark noticing that many members of the Communist Party of the Philippines\u2019 (CPP) armed wing, the New People\u2019s Army (NPA), are surrendering and seeking reintegration into the society.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the rate that the NPAs are surrendering,\u00a0mukhang<\/em>\u00a0I think we\u2019d be able to realize peace much earlier,\u201d Duterte said in a speech on February 6.<\/p>\n

Previously, Duterte also hinted that he might give in to the demands of the communist movement in a bid to realize peace in the country but did not elaborate on their specific demands for possible revival of peace talks.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 23, 2017, Duterte signed Proclamation 360 to formally scrap the formal peace talks with CPP\u2019s political wing, the National Democratic Front (NDF), due to continued attacks launched by the NPA rebels against the government forces and civilians.<\/p>\n

He then signed Proclamation 374, branding the CPP-NPA as a terror group on Dec. 5, 2017.<\/p>\n

The CPP-NPA has also been tagged as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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