What’s behind Duterte’s strong Hague ruling assertion before UN?

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Surprised by the President's stance? 🤔 Here are 5 factors that likely led to President Rodrigo Duterte's surprisingly strong defense of an international court ruling that has agitated China.

raised the Hague rulingThough he spoke of the award in only 4 sentences within a 20-minute speech, his words were electric.

It’s the strongest verbal brandishing of the Hague ruling from Duterte yet. Even more notable is how he declared it from the highest multilateral podium, the UN General Assembly where world leaders address each other. Admitting surprise at hearing about Duterte’s UN speech, Batongbacal nevertheless is still waiting for more actions and postures that, for him, are the only real proof of the Philippine leader’s sincerity and commitment.

Diplomats Rappler spoke with say that the stronger pushback against China began in 2019 and escalated to protest notes issued by the DFA this year. This position contradicts the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea which China itself is party to.

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Pres agreed to locsin's, now locsin must publicly agree to drug war

Number 5 is more realistic...same song before 2016 election.

Dilawan yung writer nya. Nagulat din si Digong sa binasa nya🤦🏻‍♂️🐢🧟‍♂️

US is talking to duts first the release of pembreton now this i guess china and duts had a lovers quarrel 😁🤣😝😅🤪

It's just an attempt to distract from the extra-judicial killings.

Jusko, parang jet ski promise lang yan, kaya wag umasa.

Or did he simply realize chinese communists invent their own reality.

oh the usual talk from piduts and no action. he’ll say later “naniwala pala kayo eh, gago”!

So does this mean the DDS are now ready to go to war? 🤡🤡🤡

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