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Philippine Vice President to Lead Opposition to Duterte Policies Catanduanes gov Club Ilonggo in Kuwait disowns ‘mega shabu lab,’ implicates02 NBI exec hosts ‘ProudNanay 04 2016’ www.kuwaittimes.net SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016 Fil-Aseak celebrates Christmas in advance Page 3 Abu Sayyaf leader tagged in Samal kidnapping killed MANILA: The Abu Sayyaf leader who was involved in the 2015 kidnapping of four tourists on Samal Island in Davao del Norte has been killed, the mili- tary said yesterday. Abraham Hamid and two cohorts were killed during an encounter between the Abu Sayyaf group and local authorities in Lahad Datu, Sabah on Thursday. Two Abu Sayyaf members identified as Samsungaljan and Awal Hajal were also caught during the operation. Two others are missing, according to the Western Mindanao Command. Hamid is identified as the leader of the group that took Robert Hall, John Ridsdel, Maritess Flor and Kjartan Sekkingstad from the Ocean View Resort in Camudmud, Samal City on September 21, 2015. He was also tagged in the kidnapping of four Indonesian crew members of Tugboat Henry near Tawi-Tawi last April.— ABS-CBN News Manila says will not help US on patrols MANILA: Masked protesters display placards as they gather for a rally near the Presidential Palace to mark International Human in South China Sea Rights Day in Manila, Philippines yesterday. The protesters are calling on the Government for an end to extra-judicial killings in MANILA: The Philippine defense secretary said the country which already claimed the lives of more than 4,000 people. —AP Thursday it is highly unlikely his country will allow the U.S. military to use it as a springboard for free- dom of navigation patrols in the disputed South China Sea to avoid antagonizing China. Philippine vice president to lead Delfin Lorenzana said U.S. ships and aircraft could use bases in Guam, Okinawa or fly from air- craft carriers to patrol the disputed waters. opposition to Duterte policies Under President Rodrigo Duterte’s predeces- sor, Benigno Aquino III, some U.S. aircraft and MANILA: Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo president and vice president are elected separately in has claimed more than 4,800 lives and led to accusa- ships stopped in the Philippines on the way to vowed Monday to spearhead national opposition to the Philippines, and the current pair belong to rival tions that the government is overseeing widespread patrolling the disputed waters to challenge extrajudicial killings and other flashpoint issues sur- parties. extrajudicial killings. China’s territorial claims. Duterte, who took office rounding President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial Robredo accepted a post as a housing czar after “I will oppose all policies with a stronger voice... in June, has taken steps to mend ties with China anti-crime crackdown. Duterte took office on June 30, following a tradition in that I think are detrimental to the Filipino people,” and became hostile toward the Obama administra- The announcement, which came a day after she which the vice president is given a cabinet position Robredo said, specifically citing “extrajudicial killings”. tion after it raised concerns over Duterte’s deadly quit Duterte’s cabinet, makes her the highest-ranking regardless of political affiliation. But their simmering She also vowed to speak out against plans by the crackdown on illegal drugs. Asked if the Philippines official to publicly voice such firm dissent to the presi- tensions boiled over because of Duterte’s decision to Duterte administration to bring back the death penal- will continue to host U.S. ships and aircraft dent’s hardline law-and-order platform. allow the embalmed body of dictator Ferdinand ty and lower the age of criminal responsibility to nine. patrolling the disputed waters, Lorenzana said “This is not the time for fear. It is a time for convic- Marcos to be buried at the national heroes’ cemetery “If being an opposition leader entails that, then I tion. It is a time for courage,” Robredo, a lawyer, told last month. will be an opposition leader,” she said. Duterte will not likely allow that to happen “to reporters. Robredo, 51, resigned from Duterte’s cabi- Robredo, 51, cited the Marcos burial as one issue With surveys showing Filipinos overwhelmingly avoid any provocative actions that can escalate ten- net after a top presidential aide told her over the on which she would be a “stronger voice” now she had endorse Duterte’s hardline anti-crime policies, he has sions in the South China Sea. It’s unlikely.” weekend she had been banned from its meetings. quit Duterte’s cabinet. so far faced very little political opposition. Continued on Page 2 Duterte on Monday accepted her resignation. The She also highlighted Duterte’s drugs war, which Continued on Page 2 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016 2 Manila says ... Continued from Page 1 commercial waterways. “We’ll avoid that for the meantime,” After Duterte met Chinese President Xi Lorenzana said. “Anyway, the U.S. can fly over Jinping in Beijing in October, China allowed there coming from other bases.” Filipinos to fish at disputed Scarborough In Washington, State Department spokes- Shoal. China took control of the rich fishing woman Elizabeth Trudeau said Thursday she area in 2012 after a tense standoff with could not comment on Lorenzana’s remarks as Philippine government ships. she hadn’t seen them, but added: “Our adher- Philippine coast guard ships have also ence to freedom of navigation is well known. resumed patrols at the shoal. You know, we will fly, we will sail anywhere Aside from the easing of tensions at within international waters and we will con- Scarborough, Chinese coast guard ships are tinue that.” no longer blocking Philippine resupply ships The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific, from Second Thomas Shoal, farther south in Adm. Harry Harris, said last month that the Spratlys, Lorenzana said. despite Duterte’s rhetoric, military coopera- Lorenzana said he and his Chinese counter- tion with Manila has not changed. part agreed in October, during Duterte’s trip to Duterte has publicly threatened to scale China, to resume exchanges of defense back the Philippines’ military engagements observers and students under a 2004 agree- with the U.S., including scuttling a plan to car- ment. The exchanges were suspended in 2012 ry out joint patrols with the U.S. Navy in the when the Philippines brought its territorial dis- disputed waters, which he said China oppos- putes with China to international arbitration es. under Aquino’s presidency, angering Beijing, U.S.-Philippine annual combat exercises he said. have been reduced and will be redesigned to China has also inquired if it can supply arma- focus on disaster response and humanitarian ments to the Philippines, he said. missions. Among the maneuvers to be China can further expand its influence in the dropped starting next year are amphibious region if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pur- landing exercises and beach raids aimed at sues an isolationist foreign policy, former MANILA: Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) officials destroy P3.1 million enhancing the country’s territorial defense, Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario ($62,000) worth of chemicals and laboratory equipment seized in President Rodrigo military officials said. said. Duterte’s ongoing efforts to stop the drug trade on Thursday in Valenzuela city, Duterte’s actions have become a hindrance “If the U.S. relinquishes (its) leadership pos- Bulacan province north of Manila, Philippines. —AP to U.S. efforts to reassert its presence in Asia, ture in terms of the region, that vacuum will be although the U.S. military has vowed to con- quickly filled by our northern neighbor,” del tinue patrolling one of the world’s busiest Rosario said.—AP Catanduanes gov disowns ‘mega shabu lab,’ implicates NBI exec Philippine vice ... MANILA: Catanduanes Governor Joseph Cua A Chinese national named Jason Gonzales Continued from Page 1 Robredo’s cabinet exit. “Her departure from President on Wednesday vehemently denied any con- Uy and three other unidentified Chinese men Turncoats are a feature of the Philippines’ democra- Duterte’s cabinet is long overdue given her very obvi- nection to a recently busted “mega shabu lab- operated the laboratory in the guise of a plas- cy, and many members of Robredo’s Liberal Party ous adversarial attitude and opposite stance from his oratory” in Virac town, linking instead a tic recycling warehouse, the governor added. joined the president’s alliance so they could receive policies,” it said. Duterte made no mention of Robredo funding and enjoy other opportunities of siding with in a Christmas speech at the presidential palace, his National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) official The four Chinese were allegedly tipped off the winner. Robredo also on Monday elaborated on only public appearance on Monday. to the facility that can produce hundreds of by NBI agents or local police of the a day her claims Sunday that there was a plot to oust her as However he reiterated there would be no let-up in kilos of methamphetamine daily. before the raid of the laboratory last vice president. his campaign against illegal drugs, telling police not to In a press conference, Cua said the lab, November 26. She alleged that Duterte’s allies wanted to install fear being accused of abuse. “Do not worry. Just do which is the biggest discovered in the country Cua went on to deny allegations that he Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr, son of the late dic- your job. Just obey my order, look for them and hunt so far, sits on a land that belongs to a certain dabbles with illicit drugs through his shipping tator, in her place. for them. Follow this and I will take all the responsibili- Sarah Sarmiento and leased by Angelica business.
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