{"id":90665,"date":"2017-02-21T21:49:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T02:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=90665"},"modified":"2017-02-21T21:49:42","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T02:49:42","slug":"pushing-for-death-penalty-can-hit-uk-firms-interest-in-phl-envoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/21\/pushing-for-death-penalty-can-hit-uk-firms-interest-in-phl-envoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing for death penalty can hit UK firms\u2019 interest in PHL\u2014envoy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bringing back the death penalty in the system can affect the interest of British businesses to invest in the Philippines, United Kingdom Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad told reporters. (Photo:\u00a0Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014Bringing back the death penalty in the system can affect the interest of British businesses to invest in the Philippines, United Kingdom Ambassador to the Philippines Asif Ahmad told reporters.<\/p>\n

Ahmad opposes the passing the death penalty here, as the Philippines will deal a \u201csevere blow\u201d to investment interest of UK-based businesses in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think there will be a severe blow. It basically says that the Philippines can walk away from international treaties. If you can walk away from an international treaty, it\u2019s much more easy to walk away from a commercial treaty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

UK is the country\u2019s largest source of investment in the European Union.<\/p>\n

He mentioned that British businesses have been asking the embassy on the direction of the policy of the Duterte administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cShareholders in British companies hold their companies in account for ethical practices and the like,\u201d the envoy added.<\/p>\n

But Ahmad noted that British firms remain interested to explore opportunities in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

In fact, British technology firm Dyson Ltd. has committed to expand its manufacturing facility in the country and studying to bring its back office operation here, Ahmad shared.<\/p>\n

Noting the country\u2019s strong gross domestic product growth, the Philippines is an attractive market for UK businesses, the envoy said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s obvious, an economy growing 7.0 percent in a world where it\u2019s difficult to get 2.0 percent; it\u2019s an automatic magnet,\u201d Ahmad said.<\/p>\n

He assured the Philippine government of UK\u2019s support to the policy of the administration to make the economy more inclusive.<\/p>\n

However, he said the government should understand that there are \u201cbetter ways to deal issues\u201d particularly on illegal drugs, noting that the UK has bigger drug problem than the Philippines.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I\u2019m saying is the distractions that we see now are almost \u201cun-Filipino,\u201d Ahmad said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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