{"id":269529,"date":"2020-09-22T23:26:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T03:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=269529"},"modified":"2020-09-22T23:26:36","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T03:26:36","slug":"european-parliaments-meddling-with-ph-affairs-wrong-prrd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/22\/european-parliaments-meddling-with-ph-affairs-wrong-prrd\/","title":{"rendered":"European Parliament\u2019s meddling with PH affairs wrong: PRRD"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Roque said Duterte devoted a \u201csubstantial period of time\u201d to express his view on the European Parliament\u2019s threat during his meeting with select Cabinet members on Monday night. (File: Presidential photo by Ace Morandante via PNA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte thinks the European Parliament is wrong for meddling with Philippine affairs by threatening to revoke the Philippines\u2019 Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status if the government does not abide by international conventions on human rights.<\/p>\n

In a virtual Palace briefing on Tuesday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte agrees with his own remark asking the European Parliament to \u201cgo ahead\u201d to withdraw the country’s tariff perks.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy statements on the EU were completely ratified by the President yesterday; he completely agrees with my statements,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque said Duterte devoted a \u201csubstantial period of time\u201d to express his view on the European Parliament\u2019s threat during his meeting with select Cabinet members on Monday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng sabi niya mali nga na nanghihimasok itong<\/em>\u00a0European Union\u00a0sa mga bagay na sakop ng soberenya ng bansa<\/em>\u00a0(He said it\u2019s wrong for the European Union to interfere with issues involving the sovereignty of our country),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Last Friday, Roque said should EU push through with revoking tariff perks, they would be the ‘biggest contributor to the violation of the right to life in the Philippines.”<\/p>\n

He sought the help of Philippine ambassadors in Europe to tell the “truth” about the human rights situation in the country.<\/p>\n

In a resolution, the European Parliament recommended the revocation of the Philippines\u2019 GSP+ status over the alleged “seriousness of the human rights violations” in the country.<\/p>\n

The GSP+ is an EU program, which allows countries to export eligible products to EU states duty-free.<\/p>\n

European Commission to decide on tariff issues<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roque said only members of the European Parliament, not the European Commission (EC) which is the executive arm of EU, called for the revocation of the tariff perks of the country<\/p>\n

\u201cUnang-una, hindi ang<\/em>\u00a0European Union or EU\u00a0ang nagbanta ng<\/em>\u00a0trade sanctions;\u00a0ilang miyembro lang po ng<\/em>\u00a0European Parliament\u00a0ang nag<\/em>–isyu ng<\/em>\u00a0resolution\u00a0ukol dito<\/em>\u00a0(First, it\u2019s not the European Union or the EU that threatened trade sanctions; only some members of the European Parliament issued a resolution on this),\u201d he said<\/p>\n

Roque pointed out that the European Parliament is just one of the institutions of the EU while the institution that runs the EU is the European Commission.<\/p>\n

He also said the European Commission is the only authorized entity to decide on the tariff issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cTanging ang<\/em>\u00a0European Commission\u00a0lang po ang may kapangyarihan na mag-withdraw ng<\/em>\u00a0GSP preference.\u00a0At sa ngayon po ay wala pa namang bansa na winidraw nila ang<\/em>\u00a0GSP preference (Only the European Commission has the power to withdraw the GSP preference. And at present, there is no country that withdrew the GSP preference),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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