Duterte Speaks Treason like The Philippines a Province of China
De Lima: Duterte committed treason
Rodrigo Duterte
It is a basic and elementary knowledge that in international law, “sovereignty means that a government possesses full control over affairs within a territorial or geographical area or limit.”
While in our local jurisdiction, the fundamental law in Article I of the 1987 Philippine Constitution expressly provided that the national territory of the country is as follows:
“The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial, and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas.
The waters around, between, and connecting the islands of the archipelago, regardless of their breadth and dimensions, form part of the internal waters of the Philippines.”
Hence, I cannot understand and never will I fathom the extreme betrayal and idiocy of the pronouncement of Mr. Duterte, the mass murderer from Davao and that of the so-called senate president aka the national idiot, Mr. Tito Sotto with regard to their utter love of China and its dictator, Mr. Xi Jin Ping.
Here’s the statement of Mr. Mass murderer:
“Hindi binigay sa atin yung sovereignty. Ang sovereignty is only 12 miles. Ang economic zone wala tayong sovereignty… No country in the world has a sovereignty sa kanilang economic zone. It is not a question of sovereignty.”
Commentaries:
I know for a fact that this freak is also an addict, yet ironically and allegedly hates addicts, but he himself is an avid fan and user of that banned drug known as fentanyl. Nonetheless, the pertinent and relevant question must be asked: is he gone completely mad?
Is this freak aware of the repercussion and the consequences of his utterly unconstitutional and incontestably traitorous statement?
When he said that “we” cannot assert sovereignty over our exclusive economic zone and drive away Chinese fishermen based on his super ridiculous claim because there is “no country in the world has that right” — is he sane and serious or he is suffering from a lucid mental interval?
The statement of this bloody bastard freak is not only unconstitutional, illegal and immoral; but undeniably treacherous and betrayal of the national interest of the country.
This is also treason! Though that crime can only be committed in times of war, nonetheless base on what is happening now, the act of fucking China in harassing our fishermen, destroying our marine environment and encroaching on our territory, I would say that we are in a state of war against the Chinese government.
Hence, if the option of impeachment against Mr. Murderer is nil or perhaps mathematically impossible, then my suggestion to the political opposition is to sue that bloody bastard mass murderer from Davao before a competent and impartial court for treason.
In an international sense, we may also utilize the option of using that freak before the international court for MASS MURDER and for allowing his “friend” who in truth and in fact is a fiend and a monster, China in destroying our marine environment to the detriment and prejudice not only of the Filipinos but also of our future generation.
Question:
What would be the basis of the People in indicting/suing the Mass Murderer from Davao?
Answer:
Public office is public trust. Instead of protecting the People, Mr. Duterte ordered his mercenaries and killers of exterminating thousands of the Filipino People, worst while he is so eager in killing those small and hapless drug addicts, he is so bloody soft with the big Chinese Drugs. Finally to top it all, he allows the equally bastard mass murdering Chinese government in violating Philippine sovereignty, destroying our marine environment and harassing our Filipino fishermen.
Undeniably, that bloody bastard mass murderer from Davao had violated his Oath of Office. Instead of executing the laws of the land, he deliberately violated and raped the Constitution while at the same time thoughtlessly pretend to follows it.
Mr. Tito Sotto as the National Idiot of the Philippines
This idiot just to show his loyalty and being a lapdog of the mass murder from Davao issued the following statement in support of his boss. Said statement in my view is the stupidest and the most idiotic pronouncement that I ever read in my entire conscious life.
Here’s what the national idiot of the Philippines said:
“It’s very difficult to say there is exclusivity when it’s underwater. The fish (in the Philippines) could be coming from China and the fish from the Philippines could be going to China if we want to be technical about it and relate it to the constitutionality of what we should be owned by us.”
Commentaries:
I am so ashamed and so bloody mad that this freak is the so-called senate president, which according to the laws of this land is the third highest ranking public officer.
I wonder, why the bloody hell this freak is so stupid. Further, it seems that his idiocy has no bounds.
He talks about the Constitution. Well, did this idiot and the equally traitor, the mass murderer from Davao read Article XII, Section 2 of the charter?
It categorically therein that:
“The State shall protect the nation’s marine wealth in its archipelagic waters, territorial sea, and exclusive economic zone, and reserve its use and enjoyment EXCLUSIVELY to Filipino citizens.”
Does the said provision speak of any coming or going?
Further, I would like to highlight Republic Act No. 8550 otherwise known as The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 which specifically provides that, as a state policy, “to limit access to the fishery and aquatic resources of the Philippines for the EXCLUSIVE use and enjoyment of Filipino citizens”.
Do these two bloody bastard freaks, idiots and traitors understand these laws?
The Basis of Philippine Sovereignty
The basis of Philippine sovereignty is not the inexplicable idiocy and unpardonable betrayal of its “national leaders” or even the direction of its fishes and birds, etc., but rather the Will of its People, the Integrity of their Territory and Majesty of their Constitution.
In a word, the ultimate basis of one’s sovereignty is not directionality but rather the individual and collective sovereignty of each and every citizen of this Republic.
This is the moral, political and constitutional basis of Article II, Section 1 which expressly provided that:
“Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority resides in them.”
To the Mass Murder from Davao and the National Idiot of the Nation
The 2016 arbitral ruling “in favor of the Philippines against China over the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea recognized the country’s sovereign rights over OUR Exclusive Economic Zone.”
This right “is based on the so-called Constitution for the Oceans, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).”
Further, “under UNCLOS, a coastal state has the exclusive right to fish within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), an area 200 nautical miles from the coastal state’s baselines or edges.
“Recto Bank, for example, was found to be part of the Philippines’ 200-nautical mile EEZ.
“According to Article 56 of the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea, this means the Philippines has exclusive rights to explore, exploit, conserve, and manage the natural resources in the area. This includes fish, oil, and natural gas.”
A Call Once Again to the Filipino People
I will like to reiterate and amend what I’ve stated to my previous article:
A Call to the Filipino People and Our Allies
Dear Country-men, it is absolutely clear that we cannot rely for protection, support and care from the so-called president of our nation, even the so-called senate president aka the National Idiot of the nation, because their loyalty is not to us, the Filipino people but to China.
Sad but true!
Hence, as the heirs and grandchildren of our noble warriors and heroes, we have no choice but to rely to our very selves.
We have to unite and stand as one, with the help and solidarity from our allies, such as dear Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, the EU and our ASEAN. Together as One, United as One — we shall win this fight against the imperialism and bullyism of China.Top government officials such as Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, and Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, initially issued stinging statements over the incident.
However, after President Rodrigo Duterte called for calm on the matter, administration officials sought to downplay the issue.
Panelo had said the conflicting claims could cast doubts over the Filipino fishermen’s claim that they were rammed intentionally by the Chinese.
Speaking to ANC on Wednesday, Panelo also defended government officials' change of tune about the matter, saying they were presented with different sets of information since the ramming occurred.
De Lima, meanwhile, said Duterte’s warning of war in case the Philippines challenges China’s aggression “is his excuse for this treason.”
“In the past several days, Duterte has whined without end about the hopelessness of the Philippines as a nation. His treason is the logical conclusion of this frustration. Duterte is no longer invested in the Philippines, but in China,” she said.
“The Philippine national interest, as we know it, is now against his own personal interest and fortune. More than a traitor, Duterte is just a glorified carpetbagger, with loyalties to no one but himself.” Three years after The Hague ruling in favour of Manila, Duterte faces impeachment threat over fishing deal with China.
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Mindanao, Philippines - Standing before a few hundred studio audience members and tens of millions more watching from home, then-presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte swore in an April 2016 televised debate that he was willing to die, if only to assert the Philippines' claim in the South China Sea.
"It has long been my desire to become a hero. So, if they kill me, then I would leave it all to you here in the Philippines to mourn for me," Duterte said in Filipino, as he vowed to sail in the high seas on a jet ski to confront China, and plant the Philippine flag in the disputed islands in the Spratlys and Scarborough.
Halfway through his six-year term in office, the folksy charm that propelled Duterte to the presidency has largely remained intact, with him enjoying an 80 percent satisfaction rating. But the swagger he once directed towards China has long fizzled, replaced with professions of love for its leader, Xi Jinping.
As the Philippines on Friday marks the third year anniversary of The Hague arbitral court ruling, which handed Manila a legal victory against Beijing in the South China Sea, Duterte now finds himself being accused by political opponents and critics of turning his back on his country, and gambling the Philippines' territorial integrity to "appease" his newfound ally, China.
Akbayan, an opposition political party, announced on Tuesday that it would join a group of Filipino fishermen and other groups in filing an impeachment complaint against Duterte for his "deliberate and wrongful breach" of the Constitution.
Former Foreign Affairs chief Albert del Rosario also warned that Duterte "can be impeached" for allowing China to fish in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The EEZ is considered to be part of the Philippines territory, with its resources "exclusively" reserved for Filipinos, according to its constitution.
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Their comments came after Duterte disclosed for the first time in late June that he and Xi, the president of China, had a "verbal agreement" allowing Chinese fishermen inside the Philippines' EEZ.
Siding with China
Duterte said the deal formed the basis for his decision not to drive away the Chinese fishermen.
A Chinese vessel was later involved in a boat-ramming incident on June 9, which caused the sinking of a fishing boat with 22 Filipino crew who were left struggling to stay alive in the high seas for hours.
The details of the incident remain contested by Filipino and Chinese officials.
But critics accuse Duterte of siding with China, after he downplayed the near-tragedy at sea as an accident, despite reports pointing to a deliberate attack by suspected Chinese militia.
Media revelations that the Chinese boat abandoned the beleaguered Filipino fishermen, in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, further angered the Philippine public.
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio chastised Duterte, saying the deal he reached with China was unconstitutional.
Carpio said the president should have asserted its legal rights under the international law following the latest incident within the Philippines' EEZ.
'Trial of the century'
It was on July 12, 2016, that the court of arbitration in The Hague said China had "no legal basis ... to claim historic rights" to resources falling within its "nine-dash line", which encompasses almost all of the 3.6 million sq km sea lane. It also emphasised the Philippines' "sovereign rights" over its 200-nautical mile EEZ.
The case was seen in the Philippines as the "trial of the century", and its outcome was welcomed not just in Manila, but also in other Southeast Asian capitals wary of China's rise and which also have their own claims in the South China Sea.
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The court's decision, however, was rejected by China, which had refused to participate in the years-long proceedings. China's official news agency Xinhua hit out at the verdict, describing it as an "ill-founded" ruling that was "naturally null and void".
Abigail Valte, a lawyer who was part of the Philippine delegation at The Hague, told Al Jazeera that the hearing and its result was "a very proud moment" for the country.
"I could see long years of preparation coming to fruition. The entire delegation really prepared to make sure we could present our case well. It was a very proud moment," said Valte, who also served as the spokesman of then-President Benigno Aquino, who filed the case against China.
'So much wasted time'
In a scathing opinion published in a national broadsheet, Valte said that three years after the victory, there is "so much wasted time", because of the Duterte administration's "new-fangled friendship with China".
"It has done nothing to improve the tense situation at sea, where our fishermen continue to be harassed by Chinese maritime militia, same with militarisation of the islands," read the article, which Valte shared with Al Jazeera.
Jay Batongbacal, a lawyer and maritime expert at the University of the Philippines, said that three years on, the "efficacy" of The Hague ruling "has been undermined" because of the actions taken by the Duterte administration.
He said statements made by the president and other officials "condone China's actions that had been declared to be in contravention of its obligations under international law".
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"President Duterte's position, giving blanket permission for Chinese fishing in the Philippines' EEZ, is akin to a waiver of the Philippines' regulatory jurisdiction and of its natural resources to a foreign power," he said.
Still, it would be hard to file an impeachment case against the president, Batongbacal said, adding that the "evidenciary challenges make it difficult to support a charge", as there was no written agreement that can be presented as proof in a trial.
Opposition Senator Franklin Drilon, a frequent Duterte critic, also conceded that proving the president's guilt during an impeachment would be problematic.
"The primary evidence would either be a document signed, or a verbal testimony. There is no document. The verbal testimony is between the President and Xi Jinping. So, tell me, who would be witness to that?" he was quoted by news reports as saying.
"The president will not testify against his own interest in an impeachment proceeding."
Still, the senator called on the Duterte administration to press the Philippines' maritime rights against China, and urged the filing of a case against the Chinese crew involved in the boat-ramming incident, saying non-action could be interpreted as an "acquiescence".
The Philippine public also appears to strongly support the country's legal standing against Beijing. A survey result published on July 10 found that 93 percent of Filipinos found it important for the Duterte administration to regain control of its islands in the South China Sea.
Meanwhile, Jose Antonio Custodio, of the Institute for Policy, Strategy and Development Studies, a Manila-based think-tank, said the Philippines was now considered by its neighbouring countries as an "enabler of China".
"This is can be seen in Manila's refusal to go against Beijing's wishes and in foot dragging in multilateral efforts to address the issue," Custodio said, referring to the proposed South China Sea Code of Conduct deal being negotiated between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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"The Duterte administration sees China as its insurance against a backlash from the international community once its sordid human rights record is investigated," he added.
"Beijing will provide the protection to Duterte and his administration to weather the international pressure against the Philippines."
As tensions rise in the South China Sea, Custodio noted, that the Philippines' traditional ally, the United States, is now trying "a more aggressive" strategy, including freedom-of-navigation patrols, assistance to allied countries and economic pressure on China.
"The US has made China feel its presence, and if the Philippines refuses to complain, then it is either a fool for not wanting to defend its own territory, or a tool of China by trying to belittle the value of multilateral efforts.
Duterte has long maintained that he will not risk going to war with China, by aggressively pressing Beijing about Manila's territorial claim.
That is, however, a "false choice" intended "to silence criticism and ensure submission to government decision and policy without question", Batongbacal of the University of the Philippines said.
As the controversy continues to brew, Duterte promised to address the Philippines' claim in the South China Sea in his annual address to the nation on July 22.
The president's spokesman, Salvador Panelo, said the Philippines won't be "hasty" in dealing with the disputed areas "but instead will do everything legal and feasible".
"But the reality again, as repeated by the president, they (China) are in possession of the disputed islands," Panelo said.
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