Differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. So no matter where you call home ill just bring in the news and Current Affairs that my to t. Al jazeera. The philippine president outlines his plan for the future and wants the Death Penalty reintroduce for drug dealing while many filipinos support his policies his critics demand his resignation as rodrigo detected delivered on his promises this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program for the battle rodrigue order to it is a divisive president for many filipinos his phrase by his supporters full combat in crime and corruption but his opponents say the crackdown comes at a high price with thousands killed in an internationally condemned campaign against Illegal Drugs deterred is promising more of the same as he delivered his annual state of the nation speech he urged congress to reinstate the Death Penalty for drugs offenders and he defended his handling of territorial disputes with the chinese in the South China Sea as he spoke to take his opponents burned an effigy of him outside parliament and urged his resignation i mean alan duggan has more from manila. Right at the top of president to go dark to speech today was a reiteration that is why the socalled war on drugs will do the thing you do the end of his term he also even appeals for congress for the passage and imposition of the Death Penalty for Illegal Drugs and plunder you care to also admits that his government remains corruption driven and threatens to prosecute erring Public Officials he says to the hilt theres really nothing different from the speech of that there today compared to his last few state of the nation speeches except today he started this speech over and how our later than scheduled the arrived late in Congress Today but outside the halls of congress where the ends of thousands of filipinos are taking to the streets in protest they suggested that instead of talking president of the good of their dishes in sad b. C. He has mail in almost every promise during his campaign and the proceeds of the beach relationship china has basically accept that the government is not in control of whats happening in the South China Sea the nice they see is received capitulation to a leader power they also say that the socalled bodyguards drugs which just left according to activists more than 20000. 00 people dead is a proof they say that the president he is unfair to govern and they want him to resign now state of the nation speeches of a living president s on our mental highlight achievements me by the government over the past year the protesters here tell us that this is nothing a little bit earlier cover up the wave Human Rights Violations committed against the filipino people over the past few years this is jim dog and for inside story. Now here are some of the main issues that totality has followed to resolve the president ordered a crackdown on Illegal Drugs such as crystal meth 3 years ago since then the government says police have killed around 6000 dealers and users. As rice school of say the 2 total is 27000. 00 the un has called for an International Investigation detective is the 1st slepian president from mindanao in the south which has a launch Muslim Population is find a peace deal on muslim autonomy the island remains under martial law to test a sense troops of the city of murali 2 years ago to root out fight his lens to eisele and the philippines and china have long disputed territory in the South China Sea opponents criticize a 10 day for allowing chinese taunus to fish in philippine waters. On lets bring in our panel now for todays inside story in manila we have richard hadari n. Who is a Research Fellow at the National Chain tce university and author of the book the rise of detecting a populist revolt in singapore we have graham on webb who is a Research Fellow at the s. Rajaratnam school of International Studies and also in Manila Congress condi who is the philippines researcher at Human Rights Watch welcome to you all thank you very much for being on inside story lets start by looking at the big picture richard hadari and as detectives said in his speech his disapproval rating is only 3 percent the majority of filipinos satisfied with him how have things improved for filipinos and the detectives will these past 3 is. That we can have a debate over to specifics what our objective has been successful in achieving his promises but the fact that a matters that as far as the perception of the majority of philip is concerned is now the most popular filipino president in history and in the last midterm elections the opposition was almost completely wiped off and now the core of the super majority in both houses of the congress so this is a very confident president and we saw how you started this speech we have to say she is saying that there are very few who. Are opposing him and their people very indels of congress that you should not be among those few 3 Percent People who are opposing me now its fact of the matter is that the president also us few years left in office is now in his legacy juris and by perhaps 3rd quarter of 2021 hes going to be already a lame duck president as everyone focuses their attention today his successor so yes very dominant one hand the perception of the people is that hes doing the right job but is saying that he doesnt have all the time in the world he has to push for as much or far as he can any state of the nation address he was very clear he admitted that when it comes to the war in drugs when it comes to law and order and more than anything when it comes to corruption theres a lot to be done but these argument is that she is the ultimate solution even if he may have not yet solve those problems people need someone like him a decisive leader like him in order to move forward and the fact the matter is that the economy still doing well he have been faced insulation from 6. 7 percent to 2. 7 percent in less than a year he pushed for the bank somewhere in law school shifts mindanao to where its creating its own muslim majority autonomous region and as far as florida nations is concerned and even relations were good most of the countries is going well ok probably look at the line issues in more detail in just a few minutes richard let me ask congress condi in manila for his use did you hear anything new in this speech qantas and whats your mock on president. 33 years into his role. As most of his socalled say of the nation are a significant means a lot of courage. And so in that sense we didnt i didnt hear anything you know i mean about only you i heard today was when he claimed tomorrow you see me that im 70 large hes driven by Illegal Drugs which was sort of something that was. Quite different from the government. Version of time which is done is what i see you know precipitated event but overall the boss 3 years as far as were concerned. Has been. A strong fit for human rights in the philippines and is something president. That marked the legacy of president detected now of course were not saying that all the oh you know all of us we use less been not being bought in terms of a policy there have been some what would proponents would say you know good indicators of good news are shipped into fights for years and the hope that in the next 3 years i would continue to happen and dominant theme the dominant issue that has marked the boss 30 years and i think also mark and next to useless be. The abstract Human Rights Violations of the philippines related to the problem ok graham on the web in singapore your thought is so that theres been a lot of concern over human rights the human rights situation in the philippines how has her draco to tete a fed in your opinion and his on his most notable promises well ira are logical code the comments are on my to come back shits on this panel perhaps what i could share is a real perspectives as i said i said in singapore not in the philippines where nevertheless as a member of the association of opposition nations i would say that this is really a very odd situation to go serving whats going on in the philippines now sort of the best of times and worst of times looking at greater map the political play in the philippines as mentioned by Michael Patrick its really divided nation and polarized are very strong men politics you know in a true champion style but it seemed time i would say that the Business Community in the region is very happy with the Economic Performance of the country this is the best of times of the philippines economy well you know out of the peace or is one of the top currency performers rising at 3 percent this year the basic stock index a bull run last week and a 1000 points a key level i mean this is. A dish jump between whats going on because i mean he and terms of politics and i would see that many early does the region like to have what president to charity is having right at this consolidate that pile up reaches you know it with the ability to be also the unity at this point i lets now focus on some of the key issues of the tetanus presidency and his signature issue his Campaign Issue of course has been the war on drugs as we mentioned president has a congress to bring back the Death Penalty in the war on drugs says they can is the legal problem that assists going up in your us an immodest securely. Because we need to sustain. Any of that any initiatives and respect bellew dickless congress dorian state the Death Penalty. What he knows crimes related to not assume. All right richard hey diane in manila the president has pushed for the reinstatement of the Death Penalty since he was campaigning back in 2016 do you think hell succeed this time around while he has the police on on paper a supermajority in both houses of the congress and if you look at the leadership of both the lower house you know his former Vice President ial mate speaker of the house. And also the Senate Senate president both of them seem to embrace this kind of a liberal to use about how the philippines should more forward in dealing with law and order issues not now the problem of course is that the philippines had Death Penalty in the past and yet theres no evidence to suggest that that Death Penalty in any waste made the situation a crime or drugs any better in the philippines and i think this is the problem the president you know hes good in terms of impressing people with his decisive leadership or at this project think incisive leadership but a lot of his claims are not necessarily backed up by science and Public Policy that hes imperioli based and the fact that him as an event in his war on drugs we have a huge for our problem because until today it not many big fishes or major Drug Syndicate leaders have been caught while at the same time there are thousands of unexplained death including a 100 deaths of children right countless condi surprisingly we didnt hear any reaction from the president during his speech today to the u. N. Human Rights Council resolution which calls for an International Investigation into the an awful killing falling to the war on drugs in the philippines why do you think that is. That you know its kind of a sad surprise that you didnt mention the u. N. Human rights officers edition i mean you know you can look at it any other way you but i think the government has been put on notice by the human u. N. Human Rights Council and. You know you can you can read it as you know hes afraid or to use odd very concerned about the sonship but at the human eye yet it is human response but also at the same time i think this push for the Death Penalty if you ate the president there he and his government are further from a western democracies particularly you who are very very worried about the restoration of that benefit is something this is very very important issue to them and im pretty sure theyre looking at it very closely and this will. Definitely work against him ah particularly. In the days ahead being random human rights talks in order so the image of human rights looks into a human rights abuses and for its ramon web your thoughts about this International Investigation thats been requested by the u. N. Human Rights Council into the war on drugs a in the philippines how damaging would it be for president to tattle well it remains to be see how damaging is going to be i and i bet some skepticism because you know it was zooming out at the regional level are we i would add the comment that i think were seeing an overall feeling mission of the region in terms of the dismal human rights track record were seeing across of musicians so is the. Bunnys government is able to get away with it use human rights atrocities going on in the rockies the crisis with the concerns weve seen over the current time ministration or their human rights transgressions in the last few years i think president exert a role so likely to get away with a fair bit i think overall this is regional. But going on where several Southeast Asian nations are simply looking the other way right we have an ass gentleman Rights Commission here sitting in this region which is also looking the other were not saying very much so i do think a bit skeptical these are countries going at it when they can see do you think these countries can ever win the war on drugs including the philippines if they keep treating it as a criminal problem well i i dont think so because the at the root the roots of the matter are not being taken to task as i compared it was just talking about earlier we had a great depth to see the dismantlement of organized crime the spoken well of these criminal infrastructures if the very same problems are seeing the way which the government has been trying to tackle you know you know its our war on drugs or likewise in malaysia so i think whats been going on so far is highly ineffective lets now take a look at the issue of security in the southern philippines and the fight against on 12 step president or to go to teddy in his speech promised that peace will soon return to muslim majority areas in the southern philippines 2nd ison it is my hope that debunks some moderate transition will fast be stablished man of Regional Government the prosecutor and the lie where the muslim brothers and sisters and all indigenous communities in the bung some moral regions. Richard a diary in the city of murali was of course devastated in a siege with on travels 2 years ago the attack prompted detected to declare martial law across the entire island of mindanao has the city the security situation improved at all in the region and in the southern philippines what actually less than morrow we earlier this month and i got to visit the city and talk to Community Leaders and commanders underground my sense is that in terms of security the situation has in tools dramatically you dont have this kind of sense of a specter of isis takeover return anytime soon although there are still remnants of the multigroup and isis elements there i think the security situation has improved and you can see only a few checkpoints security checkpoints across the city and we did not demand a lot of security detail when we were traveling across but all we and also in blue tick which is the multi stronghold but the problem though is twofold one of the things i hear a lot from the local Civil Society organizations leaders is that up until today there has not been a proper investigation in order to understand how on earth a bunch of rock isis affiliated elements get to lay a 5 month old siege on the entire city which led to the complete destruction of ground 0 which is the heartland of america we see the how did it why did it take so long for the government the why did the negotiations fail ended early on and the 2nd one is this concern that when it comes to rehab military action of morale we theres not much consultation with the groups on the ground with grassroots groups and the blueprint that has been provided is full of White Elephants right but little consideration for internally displaced people look so there is more a long term threat of return of radicalism as disgruntlement begins to seep in nonetheless majority of people in america been telling me we still trust in president there at that he is one of us and at least he pushed a button some moral low which would finally give us the kind of autonomy still present at the house support in malawi despite everything underground economists what do you think it will take for the detective administration to be successful in morality. But he would have to start on this is going to have to work very very closely. Because we get is there obviously i mean there are a lot of issues that are seen as a result of the morality i mean. Sidereal. Rehabilitation is one of the people that are not. Of the decision therefore not much government not much to show for in terms of that so theres a lot of reaching out to the government needs to do due to the leaders and specially the ones you know the communities are doing are listening to are getting more and so have been displaced they dont want given tickets they so a lot of you know keep in mind also that. Particular read my column in. The march on the right and there have been sporadic reports of conflict every now and then some might hope this is rationed there. But i dont think that that is the accurate picture because of the things that were hearing from the ground. Graham as kahless pointed out earlier interesting the in his speech today president to take try to connect the problem of terrorism in the southern philippines with the problem of drugs is that the case can you make that connection. No economy the correction or the agree with the analysis has been given so far you know there is a bit of an excellent a connection and its actually a surprise because there wasnt a narrative of the of the arguments made in the aftermath or during the period of the siege so i think there are clearly theres a political agenda in trying to bolster the cause are in the war against drugs more and he and the measures in order to achieve success in the war you know from our president a very despondent and there is really no basis for thats ok now lets take a look at the issue of Foreign Policy and rodrigo to ted he has been criticized for failing to confront china and its activities in the disputed South China Sea but the president in his speech defended his approach rather than go there and have it in front based on not necessarily a degree sheep or 2 but theyre not in school of order could lead to something and. So many of them we just became friends. But have we can talk about this all right richard detected has said he cant do anything about what is called chinas bullying in the South China Sea in the disputed areas saying that if doing so could trigger an all out war why the seemingly soft stance you think when it comes to the philippines territorial dispute with china. Well in fairness the president dessert i think in his state of the nation address he was much more cali rantings languish for long has been saying that resisting china will ultimately lead to a suicide than war there for implying that the way forward is some sort of a police stance which is of course something that is completely baseless because a lot of countries across the region ive been resisting china including the philippines under the Previous Administration and yet there was no war so here in the state of the nation address the changes tony said that were not talking about the war on war per se but at the skirmishes and even that im not willing to risk sudden the president declared to be coming to peacemaker in the pragmatists here you know about anything that maybe maybe maybe shine a policy very problematic was his announcement the other week that hes going to just allow the chinese fish or fish or folks and fishing boats to just entered the philippines exclusive Economic Zone that he has a verbal agreement with president xi jinping in order to low that now that potentially violates the philippines constitution and of course its an invitation for pylea by much bigger ships from china right and if it happens is already struggling with Food Security and dropping fishing catch by the in the state of the nation address he intelligently pointed out the philippines own arbitration award and the United Nations convention and of the sea which actually provides some new meat the droom 40 search sharing even we didnt have the libyans its because of Economic Zone particularly the water surrounding the contest at scarborough or strolled so in fairness to me a state of the nation address was much more sober much more calibrate that as opposed to other very controversial statements on this issue graham a long way of can he resolve the dispute in the South China Sea in a peaceful way. Well certainly i mean i concur with richards analysis yeah i mean hes walking a very delicate line here in our in not pushing back anything about also not you know giving up the ground politically and he hes being a pragmatist and a realist at the same time when it comes to dealing with china and the economic and political oppositions of the country i mean singapore one of i can see so get a very high price in standing the ground terms of a base on the back into the sixtys when it seemed that they want to cause the p. C. Ruling in favor of the peeves so i think a president of the charity is more sensitive to chinese power and is unwilling to take those lists i converse in manila i have the last word on the Foreign Policy issue and the disputes in a soft china sea do you think. Is doing enough to resolve this dispute it. Well to many filipinos it may be doing it now but increasingly is hes being viewed as too pliant to china and this will have some good to say and you can down the line in terms of it already the question really now is for there how long and how hard will you push this so this line and where there are a few would be a much more liberated response to china but as far as public berman goes in the service indicated that a lot of libyans are not at all and are in favor of what this do we need china so you know if youre a succeeding where there are obvious and dirty will try to take their sentiment into account the scene moves forward but there isnt the. Us there here showing too much of the china or the you know hes very very overly friendly. I would say our posture toward china its not me you love filipinos hun thank you very much gentlemen for a very interesting discussion it was very good to talk to you about the situation in the philippines as president. 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