President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s ally since their Davao
days, Senator Ronald “Bato” Del Rosa is feeling the heat in the recent decision
of the President terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the
United States(US).
"Medyo bothered din ako
kahit papaano dahil parang lumalabas na I am the reason of it all, lalo na sa
mga tao na di makaintindi. They are there to crucify you," said Dela Rosa,
an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte whose US visa cancellation prompted the
country's top official to order the VFA termination.
("I am somehow a bit
bothered because it appears that I am the reason of it all, especially to
people who don't seem to understand.)
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| Senator Ronald “Bato” Del Rosa (photo credit to owner) |
Dela Rosa said in another interview that his US visa was
cancelled and that no explanation was given, and this was the same news that triggered
the President to revoke the VFA between the two countries.
"'Di masabi na knee-jerk
reaction kasi matagal na niya pinag-isipan. So, mahirap na mabago ang desisyon
pag matagal na nya pinag-isipan," he said.
("It can't be said as a
knee-jerk reaction because he has long thought about this already. So, it's
really difficult to change that decision.")
"It was an accummulation
of mga disrespect na ginawa ng kabila dito sa atin. So, yun na ang
nangyari," added the senator who was the first national police chief
appointee of Duterte.
("It was an accumulation
of the display of disrespect by the other party to us. That's what
happened.")
No reason was given to Dela Rosa as to why his Visa was
cancelled, but it might be the fact that he was the Philippine National Police
(PNP) head when Oplan Tokhang was implemented.
"Sabi nga nila (As they
say), it's better to have a Philippines be run like hell by Filipinos than run
like heaven by Americans," Dela Rosa said.
"In Tagalog, mas mabuti na
yung bansang Pilipinas na kalat-kalat ang patakbo, pero Filipino ang
nagpapatakbo, kaysa yung Pilipinas na maganda ang takbo pero pinapakialam ng
mga hindi Filipino o banyaga," he said.
("In Tagalog, it's better
for the Philippine nation to be run like hell by Filipinos, than having a
well-governed Philippines that's constantly meddled into by non-Filipinos or
foreigners.")
"'Di ko sinasabi na
nagkakalat tayo ngayon. Basta tayo, we take care of our future. We take charge
of our own destiny. Let us not depend on them," he added.
("I'm not saying that we
are running like hell now. We just take care of our future. We take charge of
our own destiny. Let us not depend on them.")
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