IPINAG-UTOS ni Pangulong Duterte na sagutin na ng Pilipinas ang pagpapabalik ng basura ng Canada sa harap naman ng pagkabigo ng naturang bansa na aksyunan ito.
Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson at Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo na dismayado si Pangulong Duterte sa patuloy na pandededma ng Canada.
“President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is upset about the inordinate delay of Canada in shipping back its containers of garbage. We are extremely disappointed with Canada’s neither here nor there pronouncement on the matter,” sabi ni Panelo.
Matatandaang pinauwi sa bansa ang Ambassador ng Pilipinas sa Canada matapos namang hindi tumupad sa ultimatum na itinakda para maialis ang mga itinapong basura.
“Obviously Canada is not taking this issue nor our country seriously. The Filipino people are gravely insulted about Canada treating this country as a dumpsite,” ayon pa kay Panelo.
“As a result of this offending delay, the President has instructed the appropriate office to look for a private shipping company which will bring back Canada’s trash to the latter’s jurisdiction,” dagdag ni Panelo.
May banta pa ang Malacanang sakaling hindi tanggapin ng Canada ang basura.
“If Canada will not accept their trash, we will leave the same within its territorial waters or 12 nautical miles out to sea from the baseline of any of their country’s shores. The President’s stance is principled as it is uncompromising: The Philippines as an independent sovereign nation must not be treated as trash by other foreign nations. We hope this message resonates well with the other countries of the world,” sabi ni Panelo.