Duterte belittles Hague ruling: 'I'll throw it in waste basket'
May 6, 2021 12:52 AM PHT
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Nag file sila ng kaso, nanalo tayo. 'Yang papel, sa totoong buhay, between nations, 'yang papel, wala 'yan," said Duterte on Wednesday, May 5, in a televised address.
(They filed a case, we won. That paper, in real life, between nations, that paper is nothing.)
Duterte then said that even after he followed recommendations to assert the arbitral award, "nothing" happened, leading to his frustration at critics who continue to pressure him to stand up to China.
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Pinursue ko, walang nangyari. Actually, sa usapang bugoy, sabihin ko sa 'yo, 'Bigay mo sakin? Putangina papel lang 'yan. Itatapon ko 'yan sa waste basket,'" said the President.