Miriam's Sister Lambasts DFA Sec. Cayetano for Announcing that Pres. Duterte is Ready for war in WPS
International lawyer and prominent social media personality Atty. Paula Defensor-Knack, sister of the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiagao lambasted Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano for announcing that Pres. Rody Duterte is ready for war in the West Philippine Sea.
According to Atty. Paula Knack the Secretary of the Department fo Foreign Affairs (DFA) former Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is terribly frustrating and even called the veteran lawmaker as an "amateur."
The veteran international lawyer, Atty. Knack was quoted as saying "Tell us Cayetano...why are you announcing readiness for war as DFA Sec. instead of a diplomatic protest? Nagpapatawa ka?"
Atty. Knack explained that the President said a few days before was different and noted that DFA Secretay should not take the President's "bahala na" statement literally after Cayetano announced to the world the readiness of the Philippines for war in the West Philippine Sea.
Here's the Complete Statement of Atty. Paula Defensor-Knack:
This amateur DFA Sec. is terribly frustrating !
Tell us Cayetano...why are you announcing readiness for war as DFA Sec. instead of a diplomatic protest ? Nagpapatawa ka ?
What the President said a few days before was different. You took the President's "bahala na" statement LITERALLY and announced it to the world as readiness for war.. SANA NAG-ISIP ISIP KA MUNA KUNG ANONG IMPLICATIONS NITO ! mabigat ang statement na to in international relations BECAUSE DISPUTED ANG TERRITORIAL CLAIMS at may missiles nakaharap sa atin ....tapos dagdagan mo pa ang tensions !!
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EXCERPT :
Despite his frequent defeatist talk, President Rodrigo Duterte is ready to declare war on China or any other country if they attempt to exploit the natural resources in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on Monday.
“The President has said that. If anyone gets the natural resources in the West Philippine Sea, he will go to war,” Cayetano said in his speech, an official transcription of which was provided to reporters by the DFA’s Office of Public Diplomacy.
“He said, ‘Bahala na.’ [But] he will go to war,” Cayetano said.
“Bahala na” is an expression Filipinos use when they don’t know what happens next. The closest equivalent in English is “whatever will be, will be,” from Doris Day’s 1956 song “Que sera, sera.”
Cayetano’s remarks seemed to contradict the President’s recent pronouncements that he preferred to maintain friendship with China rather than engage the Asian giant in a war over the two countries’ territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea.
Addressing the 120th anniversary of the Philippine Navy on May 22, the President reiterated that he would not go to a war he could not win.
“Whether you accept it or not, that’s the reality on the ground,” the Pressaid.
In a speech in Davao City on Feb. 10, he said: “This is not the time to be fighting over the South China Sea because it will only lead to war.”
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/167272/cayetano-duterte-ready-war-west-philippine-sea
According to Atty. Paula Knack the Secretary of the Department fo Foreign Affairs (DFA) former Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is terribly frustrating and even called the veteran lawmaker as an "amateur."
The veteran international lawyer, Atty. Knack was quoted as saying "Tell us Cayetano...why are you announcing readiness for war as DFA Sec. instead of a diplomatic protest? Nagpapatawa ka?"
Atty. Knack explained that the President said a few days before was different and noted that DFA Secretay should not take the President's "bahala na" statement literally after Cayetano announced to the world the readiness of the Philippines for war in the West Philippine Sea.
Here's the Complete Statement of Atty. Paula Defensor-Knack:
This amateur DFA Sec. is terribly frustrating !
Tell us Cayetano...why are you announcing readiness for war as DFA Sec. instead of a diplomatic protest ? Nagpapatawa ka ?
What the President said a few days before was different. You took the President's "bahala na" statement LITERALLY and announced it to the world as readiness for war.. SANA NAG-ISIP ISIP KA MUNA KUNG ANONG IMPLICATIONS NITO ! mabigat ang statement na to in international relations BECAUSE DISPUTED ANG TERRITORIAL CLAIMS at may missiles nakaharap sa atin ....tapos dagdagan mo pa ang tensions !!
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EXCERPT :
Despite his frequent defeatist talk, President Rodrigo Duterte is ready to declare war on China or any other country if they attempt to exploit the natural resources in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on Monday.
“The President has said that. If anyone gets the natural resources in the West Philippine Sea, he will go to war,” Cayetano said in his speech, an official transcription of which was provided to reporters by the DFA’s Office of Public Diplomacy.
“He said, ‘Bahala na.’ [But] he will go to war,” Cayetano said.
“Bahala na” is an expression Filipinos use when they don’t know what happens next. The closest equivalent in English is “whatever will be, will be,” from Doris Day’s 1956 song “Que sera, sera.”
Cayetano’s remarks seemed to contradict the President’s recent pronouncements that he preferred to maintain friendship with China rather than engage the Asian giant in a war over the two countries’ territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea.
Addressing the 120th anniversary of the Philippine Navy on May 22, the President reiterated that he would not go to a war he could not win.
“Whether you accept it or not, that’s the reality on the ground,” the Pressaid.
In a speech in Davao City on Feb. 10, he said: “This is not the time to be fighting over the South China Sea because it will only lead to war.”
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/167272/cayetano-duterte-ready-war-west-philippine-sea
Source: Atty. Paula Knack FB Page
Miriam's Sister Lambasts DFA Sec. Cayetano for Announcing that Pres. Duterte is Ready for war in WPS
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