Showing posts with label Phillipines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phillipines. Show all posts

Saturday, April 29, 2017

"You know that they are playing with somebody who relishes letting go of missiles and everything. I would not want to go into his (Kim's) mind because I really do not know what's inside but he's putting mother earth, the planet to an edge."



Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday urged the United States to show restraint after North Korea's latest missile test and to avoid playing into the hands of leader Kim Jong Un, who "wants to end the world".

The notoriously blunt Duterte said the Southeast Asia region was extremely worried about tensions between the United States and North Korea, and said one misstep would be a "catastrophe" and Asia would be the first victim of a nuclear war.

The United States, Japan, South Korea and China, he said, were sparring with a man who was excited about the prospect of firing missiles....





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Monday, September 5, 2016

Smart power: G-20 economic summit off to smashing start for US. Thus far, the global confab appears more like a contest as to who can insult and humiliate Obama more.







China’s not the only country feeling bold enough to disrespect Obama on this trip, either. Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte referred to Obama with a colorful local epithet while warning him via the media not to ask him about internal matters:
Duterte said before flying to Laos that he is a leader of a sovereign country and is answerable only to the Filipino people. He was answering a reporter’s question about how he intends to explain the extrajudicial killings to Mr. Obama. More than 2,000 suspected drug pushers and users have been killed since Duterte launched a war on drugs after taking office on June 30.

In his typical foul-mouthed style, Duterte responded: “I am a president of a sovereign state and we have long ceased to be a colony. I do not have any master except the Filipino people, nobody but nobody. You must be respectful. Do not just throw questions. Putang ina I will swear at you in that forum,” he said, using the Tagalog phrase for son of a bitch. …

It isn’t clear whether Mr. Obama had planned to raise the issue of extrajudicial killings with Duterte during the scheduled meeting on the sidelines of the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
“Who is he to confront me?” Duterte said, adding that the Philippines had not received an apology for misdeeds committed during the U.S. colonization of the Philippines.
Unlike with China, we actually had a friendly relationship with the Philippines a few years ago. What happened?











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Monday, November 11, 2013

Here’s how to help with relief effort in Philippines

◼ Filipinos are just now beginning to pick up the pieces following Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, which by the latest reports might have left 10,000 dead on the eastern island of Leyte alone. - Twitchy 11/10



Several relief agencies have sprung into action to aid the victims. Here is a list of several which are involved in the relief effort.





























◼ How you can help Typhoon Haiyan survivors - USA Today
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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Biggest storm in history: Millions flee and more than 100 are dead as 147 195 mph winds smash into the Philippines forcing the evacuation of 800,000 people


◼ Typhoon Haiyan was a maximum category-five storm with ground winds of up to 147 195 mph - Daily Mail (image source)

It was the most powerful storm to ever land.

A monster typhoon, with winds reaching 147mph, killed more than 100 people, tossed houses into the sea and sent millions fleeing for shelter in the Philippines yesterday.

The poverty-stricken country has already endured almost a year of earthquakes and floods with no fewer than 24 disastrous weather events.

The category-5 super typhoon Haiyan – Chinese for ‘sea bird’ – smashed into the eastern islands of the Philippines with winds nearly 150mph stronger than the St Jude storm which struck the UK in late October.

◼ Official: Super Typhoon Death Toll Could Reach 1,200

There is more bad news for the Philippines as a tropical disturbance, perhaps becoming a tropical storm, will reach the nation during the middle of next week.

◼ Philippines typhoon leaves an estimated 1,000 dead in one coastal town alone, report says (Video)

◼ Heartbreaking: Powerful images of children in typhoon-devastated Philippines [photos] - Twitchy

◼ Filipinos are just now beginning to pick up the pieces following Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda, which by the latest reports might have left 10,000 dead on the eastern island of Leyte alone. - Twitchy
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