Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson being the chairman of the
Senate committee on national defense and security would want president Rodrigo
Roa Duterte to heed the invitation of United States of America President Donald
Trump to attend the summit in the United
States with other state leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) could be advantageous for the country.
Lacson adds that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte must maintain
the Philippines active and prominent member of the ASEAN and in the
international community.
“The President may
be well advised to attend the US summit, the Philippines being a prominent and
senior member in the Southeast Asian region,” Lacson said.
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| Senator Panfilo Lacson (photo credit to owner) |
“Since he was
officially invited by (US) President (Donald) Trump, Duterte will be accorded
the necessary diplomatic immunity and courtesy befitting a head of state. So
there should be no apprehension on how he will be treated while in the US
territory,” Lacson added.
Lacson said it will be the opportunity for the President to
ask and clarify whatever issues are being raides against his administration,
most especially on the area of human rights in as regards the ongoing war on
illegal drugs.
Asked about the Trump Invitation:
Senator Bato Dela Rosa said pointed out that President
Duterte was invited by a republican President who seems to understand more than
the ‘gullible Democrats.”
“The more friends the better. He is being invited by a
Republican US president, not by those gullible Democrat US senators who knew
nothing about the real situation in the Philippines. So I think it’s OK. Such
act will show to the whole world that our independent foreign policy is real,”
Dela Rosa told reporters.
As for Senator Dick Gordon, it would still be left to the
decision of President Duterte on the matter.
“Certainly when a nation, let’s say America, China or Russia
(invites you) you should go, it’s always good to know each other very well for
good understanding,” Gordon said.
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