Philippines recalls ambassador after Canada misses deadline to take back its rubbish

SINGAPORE: The Philippines has recalled its ambassador and consuls to Canada after the country missed a deadline to take back waste exported to the Southeast Asian nation, Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L Locsin Jr said on Thursday .

"At midnight last night, letters for the recall of our ambassador and consuls to Canada went out. They are expected here in a day or so," said the official in a tweet."Canada missed the May 15 deadline. And we shall maintain a diminished diplomatic presence in Canada until its garbage is ship bound there."At midnight last night, letters for the recall of our ambassador and consuls to Canada went out. They are expected here in a day or so. Canada missed the May 15 deadline.

The containers - labeled as plastics to be recycled in Manila - were actually filled with diapers, newspapers and water bottles. A Philippine court ruled in 2016 that the rubbish should be returned to Canada. The issue is not the only one to strain bilateral ties recently. Last year Duterte ordered the military to cancel a US$233 million deal to buy 16 helicopters from Canada, after Ottawa expressed concerns they could be used to fight rebels.In November 2017, Duterte criticised Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the end of a summit of Asian and Western nations for raising questions about his war on drugs.

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