{"id":267480,"date":"2020-09-02T22:49:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T02:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267480"},"modified":"2020-09-02T22:49:44","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T02:49:44","slug":"prrd-urges-deeper-solidarity-in-fight-vs-covid-19-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/02\/prrd-urges-deeper-solidarity-in-fight-vs-covid-19-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD urges \u2018deeper solidarity\u2019 in fight vs. Covid-19, terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on August 31, 2020. KING RODRIGUEZ\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday called for \u201cdeeper solidarity\u201d among nations to combat coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as it continues to confront the threat of terrorism.<\/p>\n

Duterte made this remark in a speech delivered during the 2020 Aqaba Process Virtual Meeting on Covid-19 Response hosted by Jordanian King Abdullah II, according to a statement from the Office of the President.<\/p>\n

During the two-hour virtual meeting, Duterte called on \u201cmore openness, deeper solidarity, and stronger cooperation among nations\u201d to facilitate economic recovery and effectively combat terrorism and violent extremism.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that all nations, including the Philippines, are fighting the exact same \u201cinvisible menace\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur urgent common response was to close down borders and impose limits to mobility and trade. The repercussions, as we are seeing now, are grim and far-reaching. We have economies in recession, institutions in crisis, and societies in state of uncertainty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte also pointed out that while the Philippines is navigating itself out of the pandemic, terrorists are taking advantage of the country\u2019s increased vulnerability.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal terrorist groups, such as the Abu Sayyaf, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, and the New People\u2019s Army of the Communist Party of the Philippines, are exploiting the situation to serve their nefarious ends,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, he said that the Philippines\u2019 resolve to fight terrorism has gotten stronger.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, more than ever, our resolve is stronger: We will not let up in our fight against terrorism. And we will not allow Covid-19 to bring our people to their knees,” he said.<\/p>\n

According to Duterte, leaders should not pass the chance to \u201cbuild a new order\u201d that \u201chas no room for the barbarity of terrorists and extremist forces\u201d and \u201cwhere progress and prosperity are enjoyed by all\u201d.<\/p>\n

He urged counterparts to \u201chonor those who have fallen to the invisible enemy that is the pandemic and the scourge of terrorism\u201d.<\/p>\n

Duterte said the key to shared prosperity is the free movement of goods, capital, and services, complemented with appropriate social safety nets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is why we in (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) are drawing up a comprehensive recovery plan anchored on strengthening economic cooperation and supply chain connectivity,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He vowed to intensify cooperation with Asean, the United Nations, and other international partners, including Jordan.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he thanked King Abdullah II for the timely convening of the meeting which Aqaba partners see the opportunity to recommit to enhanced cooperation.<\/p>\n

Duterte also vowed to continue to work on narrowing deep-seated inequalities as an integral part of its whole-of-nation strategy on countering terrorism and violent extremism.<\/p>\n

The Aqaba Process meeting gathered leaders and heads of international organizations for an exchange of views on strengthening international cooperation in light of the increased vulnerability of many countries to radicalization and violent extremism resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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