President Rodrigo Roa Duterte as leader of the
country has been put into the spotlight again in the international limelight,
but the sad news it is not abut an issue we should be proud of.
The EU Parliament
A possible trade sanctions will be lobbied
against the Philippines as the European lawmakers said “"rapidly
deteriorating human rights" situation and extrajudicial killings under the
administration of Rodrigo Duterte’s presidency.
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The resolution called on the European
Commission to initiate the procedure for the temporary withdrawal of the
Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) program granted by the 27-nation
bloc to the Philippines "in the absence of any substantial improvement and
willingness to cooperate on the part of the Philippine authorities."
Department of Trade of Industry Secretary Ramon
Lopez has defended the country saying
that the Philippine government is cooperating with the EU Commission, the main
institution implementing the GSP+ scheme that grants zero tarfifs for the
country's exports to Europe.
Lopez is confident Philippine representatives
are effectively proving those allegations are not true.
"So far, we are able to explain
objectively the Philippines side on issues that are raised and we don't see any
reason why our GSP+ privilege will be withdrawn," he said in a statement.
As for Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
which lost his cool when he heard about the possible sanction to handed down to
the country by EU said the country has nothing to lose since the economy has
been really hit hard caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Kung gusto nilang dagdagan ang pahirap ng
samabayang Pilipino sa panahon ng pandemya, so be it! Gawin na nila ang gusto
nilang gawin! Sa mga panahon na ito, if they want to implement it, go ahead!"
he said.
"So far, we are able to explain
objectively the Philippines side on issues that are raised and we don't see any
reason why our GSP+ privilege will be withdrawn," he said in a statement.
European Parliament member Hannah Neumann said
the President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration continues to enjoy the benefits
of the tariff deal despite his administration's dismal human rights record. She
called for the "immediate" cancellation of this privilege by starting
the revocation procedure on September 21.
"Duterte, the President of the
Philippines, who is encouraging his own services to kill tens of thousands of
people, still enjoys trade privileges of the EU under the GSP+ scheme, that are
supposedly linked to improvements in human rights, but the situation is just
getting worse," she said. "And that's why I'm so happy that across
all political parties, in this resolution, we call on the Commission to start
the procedure to revoke these privileges immediately, and to be frank, by
immediately, we mean by Monday."
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