For the first time, Vice President Sara Duterte gave her insight on the ongoing territorial conflict between the Philippines and China over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea, warning the Philippines against taking sides in the United States-China conflict and advising it instead to “force the recognition and the implementation” of the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal award. (Video courtesy of Inday Sara Duterte | FB)
00:00Foreign policy. It is stated in our constitution that we should have an independent foreign policy that do not lean to a foreign power, that do not favor US or do not favor China.
00:25Yan na lang ang example natin kasi yan naman ang reality natin. Yung gitgitan ng US at China.
00:35We already won in the arbitral award. We already have an award from that case that we filed with using the UN Convention on the Law of the Seas.
00:53Nanalo na tayo dyan. Alam na ng buong mundo na sinabi sa arbitral award sa Pilipinas yan.
01:02And therefore, the only thing that you need to do is force the recognition and the implementation of the award through diplomatic channels.
01:16Hindi yung kikilingan mo ang isang foreign power, papapasukin mo ang mga missile ng foreign power sa bansa mo na alam mong kinaiinisan noong kalaban niya.
01:36Na wala ka namang kinalaman sa gitgitan nilang dalawa.
01:44That is not independent foreign policy.
01:51Yung problema natin sa West Philippine Sea do not make up our entire relations with China.
01:59And so therefore, there is no reason for you to lean towards the US.
02:05You have to always stay in the middle because you are not a part of the bigger conflict.
02:15You always stay in the middle.
02:19You are friends with the US, yes?
02:25You are friends with China, yes?
02:28And why not?
02:30And we are friends with Australia.
02:34Very good bilateral relations with Australia.
02:38In fact, we want to take it to the next level and forge stronger ties with Australia.
02:48And not just Australia, with other countries as well.
02:54So, I do not understand why is our independent foreign policy lost in the discussions.
03:08Because you are the other people, yes.
03:10So, I do not stop a bust of the part.
03:11Ow God.
03:12Him.
03:14Because you are no longer part of the relationship you have to fight against us.
03:17So, you are no longer part of the Internet.
03:19Of course, it is a big issue you have to fight against us.
03:22What does the invasion mean?
03:2425 years for the lot.
03:27Who does the Amazon digitized you have to fight against us?
03:29It is not an oil man inono in the Philippines.
03:34And if there are any people who take up war,
03:36any people Ter Venezuela they are unable to fight against us.
03:37Dapat ngayon, balanse lagi yung foreign policy.
