Argue posted:

I've only got a news link but I'm trying to find a full transcript, with no luck.

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PRRD: This is PRRD speaking.

Yes, speaking.

US operator : Yes, Sir, just one moment for President Trump pls.

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PRRD: Thank you.

POTUS: Mr president.

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PRRD: President Trump, thank you for calling, and Good evening, its night over here

POTUS: Okay I hope its not too late? Its okay isn't it? Is it too late?

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PRRD: No its okay we are just having dinner with some members of ASEAN.

POTUS: Oh ok goodbecause know you dont sleep much, you're just like me. You are not a person who goes to bed at all. I know that, right?

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PRRD: Yes

You are right Mr President

POTUS: I just wanted to congratulate you because I am hearing of the unbelievable job on the drug problem. Many countries have the problem, we have a problem, but what a great job you are doing and I just wanted to call and tell you that.

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PRRD: Thank you Mr President. This is the scourge Of my nation now and I have to do something to preserve the Filipino nation.

POTUS: I understand that and fully understand that and I think we had a previous President who did not understand that, but I understand that and we have spoken about this before.

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PRRD: Yes I know that. Thank you. Yes

POTUS: so how is everyone doing, how is the Phls doing?

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PRRD: We are doing fine Mr president but in the ASEAN summit every member state was really nervous about situation in Korean peninsula but we would like to tell you that we support you and keep on the pressure because as long as those rockets and warheads are in the hands of Kim Jon Un we will never safe as there's not telling what will happen next

POTUS: Whats your opinion of him, Rodrigo? Are dealing with someone who stable or not stable?

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PRRD: He is not stable, Mr president, as he keeps on smiling when he explodes a rocket. He even has gone against China which is the last country he should rebuke. But it seems from his face he is laughing always and theres as dangerous toy in his hands which could create so much agony and suffering for all mankind

POTUS: Well, he has got the powder but he doesn't have the delivery system. All his rockets are crashing. That's the good news. But eventually when he ges that delivery system ... What do you think about China? Does China have power over him?

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PRRD: Yes at the end of the day, the last card, the ace has to be With China. Its only China. He is playing with his bombs. his toys and from the looks of it, his mind is not working well and he might just go crazy one moment. China should make a last ditch effort to him tell to lay off. China will play a very important role there.

POTUS: We have a lot of firepower over there. We have two submarines — the best in the world — we have two nuclear submarines — not that we want to use them at all. I've never seen anything like they are but we don't have to use this but he could be crazy so we will see what happens.

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PRRD: Every generation has a mad man — in our generation is Kim Jung Un— you are dealing with a very delicate problem

POTUS: we can handle it

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PRRD: but you can keep the pressure on him.

POTUS: I hope China solves the problem. They really have the means because a great degree of their stuff come through China. They are doing certain things, like not accepting calls. But if China doesn't do it, we will do it

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PRRD: I will try to make a call to President Xi Jinping and I will try to tell him that if we will remain to be peaceful, China has the card. The other option is a nuclear blast which is not good for everybody.

POTUS: You can tell him I am counting on him. I have a very good relationship with him. I had him in Florida for two days and got to know him well. He is a good guy.

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PRRD: I will do that. I will call his Ambassador here and will make an appointment to call him. It will be good if you can keep on the pressure on Kim but actually we are all worried as we are all are within the striking distance of his rockets. We are all afraid

POTUS: We can't let a madman with nuclear weapons let on the loose like that. We have a lot of firepower, more than he has, times 20 but we don't want to use it. You will be in good shape

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PRRD: We believe it, we know it all along. I will try to make a call tmrw to China

POTUS: Pls call China and tell them we are all counting on China. Tell the President - we became friends for two days - he was great.

On another subject, I am coming to see you I guess sometime

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PRRD: November hopefully, we will be happy to see you

POTUS: Thank you Mr President. You are a good man. Yes, certainly in November Welcome and thank you and we will be happy to see you, Rodrigo. I look forward to seeing you.

If you want to come to the Oval office, I will love to have you in Oval Office.
Anytime you want to come.

I will be in the Phls in Nov, but anytime if you are in DC or anywhere, come see me in the Oval office.

Work it out with your staff. Seriously, if you want to come over, just let us know.

Just take care of yourself, and we will take care of North Korea.

Keep up good work, you are doing an amazing job.

Say hello to people of the Philippines for me.

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PRRD: They know that you are calling. It is the last day of the ASEAN Summit and everyone was asking. Sultan Bolkiah just left but I will tell remaining guys here what you told me. We are all for peace, there's no secret about that.

POTUS: Good, you take care of yourself, come see me before November, you are invited anytime.

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PRRD: I will do that Mr President. Thank you for the concern. God bless you Mr President.

POTUS: Take care of yourself, Rodrigo. God bless you.

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MALACANAñ PALACE

MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

PROCLAMATION NO. 216

DECLARING A STATE OF MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE WHOLE OF MINDANAO

WHEREAS, Proclamation No 55. series of 2016. was issued on 04 September 2016 declaring a state of national emergency on account of violence in Mindanao:

WHEREAS, Section 18, Article VII of the Constitution provides that 'x x x In case of invasion or rebellion, when the public safety requires it, he (the President) may, for a period not exceeding sixty days, suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus place or the Philippines or any part thereof under martial law x x x";

WHEREAS, Article 134 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by RA No. 6968. provides that "the crime of rebellion or insurrection is committed by rising taking arms against the Government for the purpose of removing from the allegiance to said Government or its laws, the territory of the Republic of the Philippines or any part thereof, of any body of land, naval or other armed forces, or depriving the Chief Executive or the Legislature, wholly or partially, of any Of their or prerogatives",

WHEREAS, part of the reasons for the issuance Of Proclamation No. 55 was the series of violent acts committed by the Maute terrorist group such as the attack the military outpost in Butig, Lanao del Sur in February 2016, killing and wounding several soldiers, and the mass jailbreak in Marawi City in August 2016, freeing their arrested comrades and other detainees,

WHEREAS today, 23 May 2017, the same Maute terrorist group has taken over a hospital in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, established several checkpoints within the City, burned down certain government and private facilities and inflicted
casualties on the part of Government forces, and started flying the flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in several areas, thereby openly attempting to remove from the allegiance to the Philippine Government this part Of Mindanao and deprive the Chief Executive of his powers and prerogatives to enforce the laws of the land and to maintain public order and safety in Mindanao, constituting the crime of rebellion, and

WHEREAS, this recent attack shows the capability Of the Maute group and other rebel groups to sow terror and cause death and damage to property not only in Lanao del Sur but also in other parts of Mindanao

NOW, THEREFORE, I, RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE. President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and by law, do hereby proclaim, as follows:

SECTION 1. There is hereby declared a state of martial law in the Mindanao group of islands for a period not exceeding sixty days, effective as of the date hereof.

SECTION 2. The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall likewise be suspended in the aforesaid area for the duration of the state of martial law.

DONE in the Russian Federation. This 23rd day of May in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seventeen.

By the President,

SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA

Executive Secretary

GhostofJohnMuir posted:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't they bringing drug trafficking charges against one of his more visible political opponents?

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Overnight, heavy clashes erupted in the predominately Sunni city of Marawi in the southern Philippines after security forces and ISIS sleeper cells battled it out for hours on end.

2 soldiers and 1 police officer were killed in the initial skirmishes although no civilians were injured by crossfire, a military source told Al-Masdar News.

Subsequently, the Philippine Army withdrew from most of the city on Tuesday morning, thereby making it the first city in southeast Asia to come under Islamic State control.

Some 500 ISIS insurgents are said to be present in Marawi. These heavily armed jihadist fighters have taken control of the city center and set up roadblocks in several districts.

In addition, ISIS members have captured the main prison in Marawi and released over a hundred prisoners, many of whom are caliphate sympathisers and may join its ranks.

Dozens of military vehicles and weapons were also captured during the battle.

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"(This early, we’re appealing to the public to exercise their common sense. If you know that what you're posting does harm and does not help, don’t post it. You might just find the police knocking on your door to arrest you)" AFP spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said in a chance interview with reporters.

"The AFP has not recommended the suspension of the freedom of expression, but will exercise the right to censure," said Padilla, the designated spokesperson of the implementation of martial law in Mindanao.

Padilla cited the following instances where they will exercise their right to censure:

* To ensure the safety of lives
* To ensure operational safety
* For other national security considerations

When asked, Padilla said it "will cover social media."

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When President Rodrigo Duterte explained his decision to declare martial law across a wide swath of the southern Philippines, he described one of the most chilling scenes imaginable: a beheading.

In a news conference that made headlines around the world, Duterte said the police chief in Malabang was stopped at a checkpoint on his way home from work and slaughtered by terrorists on the spot. “They decapitated him then and there,” he said.

The Philippine president’s claim spread quickly, with much of the local and foreign press reporting it as fact. Soon, unconfirmed reports of “beheadings” became a major part of the story line.

But the Malabang police chief is alive — The Washington Post spoke to him on Friday. And The Post could find no new evidence of televised beheadings on Mindanao, though unconfirmed accounts of beheadings are circulating widely online. (There have been beheadings there in the past, and a priest and some followers were indeed taken hostage this week, according to a Filipino bishop.)

It is not yet clear whether the police chief story was a mix-up or a careful bit of messaging.

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A staff member from the Amai Pakpak Medical Center in Marawi City dismissed reports that the hospital was taken over by members of Maute group when it attacked earlier this week.

According to Raffy Tima's report on "24 Oras" on Thursday, Dr. Amer Saber, medical chief of the hospital, denied that there was a takeover.

"There was no hostage taking. They were not able to raise any ISIS flag in this area," Saber said.

The report said a wounded member of the group was even rushed to the hospital, but he immediately died.

Initial reports indicated that armed members of the Maute group took over the government hospital on Tuesday.

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He told them not to worry about the implications of martial law, saying: “If you go down, I go down. But for this martial law and the consequences of martial law and the ramifications of martial law, I and I alone would be responsible. (Do your work. Leave everything else to me).”

The soldiers applauded.

Then Duterte shifted into barracks humor mode, saying: “(I will go to jail for you. If you happen to have rape three women, I will own up to it. If you marry four, son of a bitch, you will get beaten…)”

He left the sentence hanging.

The rape joke was included in the transcript provided by the Presidential Communications Office.

MrMojok posted:

But what is Durerte's aim here? To basically establish an absolute dictatorship with him in charge?

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Authorities here rounded up some 250 individuals in two barangays early Thursday morning after receiving information on the presence of suspicious-looking persons.

Joint forces of the Task Force Davao and the Davao City Police Office swooped down on the barangays of Bucana and Mini-Forest.

"We are conducting verification of a written report that some unidentified persons ay reportedly pumasok sa area," said Davao City Police Office director Senior Supt. Alexander Tagum. "At kaya narito kami to verify yung mga identification nitong mga taong ito."

[Translation: We are conducting verification of a written report that some unidentified persons reportedly entered the area. And that's why we're here to verify the identification of these people.]

Tagum said the individuals were considered "persons of interest" since they could not present proof of identification.

He added that the officials of the two barangays could not verify the identities of those rounded up.

The persons of interest are now at the DCPO headquarters to undergo a "verification process." They are not under arrest.

Tagum said their operation is part of their effort to prevent the entry of terrorists in one of Mindanao's biggest cities.

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Warrantless arrests have been made in checkpoints in Mindanao, confirmed Martial Law implementor General Eduardo Año.

"(There is one area, where personalities were not able to show identification cards at the checkpoint). So they are being verified. Once they are verified, they are being released," Año said without going into details.

"We are checking the identity of these persons. Once somebody can attest this is actually the same person without any link to the terrorist group [we release him]," Año added.

He was interviewed on Friday, May 26, on the sidelines of President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to a military camp near Marawi City, where clashes between government troops and local terrorist groups had been going on for 4 days.

Clashes in Marawi City between government troops and local terrorist groups prompted President Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao.

"We have established check points not only here in Marawi but in key cities where we think there are people linked to terroristic activities," Año said.

Rappler observed how the checkpoints were noticeably stricter after the visit of Duterte and the country's top military officers on Friday.

Security officers manning the checkpoint for passengers and motorists going to Iligan City proper were seen with printout of photos of the military's "Wanted Terror List."

Año said the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is the most important aspect of the martial law declaration.

"The process is easier now to arrest people we suspect to be linked to rebellion," said Año.

The other is the power that it gives the military to use private utilities.

"If there is a need to use some utilities, either public or private, we can do that because it is inherent in this martial law. But we will exercise discretion," Año said.

Amid concerns, Año gave assurances that his brand of martial law will be different from the country's experience in the 1970s.

"But we will use the special powers of martial law to defeat this Maute Group and other armed groups who connived to try to dismember this part of the territory from the Philippines," he said.

Before the Marawi clashes, Año was working to finish local terror groups by June 2017.

Ron Paul Atreides posted:

So I hear things aren't going great in the Philippines C/d?

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The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Thursday said it will follow the pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte saying that ISIS has a presence in the country.

"Our commander in chief has already made a pronouncement (that this is a group of ISIS), so we are making adjustment accordingly (since) our President and commander-in-chief has access to other information that initially the AFP might not have," Col. Edgard Arevalo, AFP public affairs office chief, said in an interview on Unang Balita.

"It's already the commander-in-chief (that said it), so we subscribe to that pronouncement," Arevalo added.

The AFP and Philippine National Police earlier insisted that there is no presence of ISIS in the country, saying that the terror group which the government troops encountered in Marawi City is just using the incident to get recognition from ISIS.

Meanwhile, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday admitted the presence of ISIS despite the denials from PNP and AFP.

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Note: the DFA is currently headed by Alan Peter Cayetano, Duterte's running-mate in the 2016 elections.

In a statement posted on its Twitter account, the DFA said the Philippine government is "fully aware that the Maute Group / ISIS groups have the capability (although limited) to disturb the peace..."

Duterte has placed the entire island of Mindanao under martial law for 60 days following the clashes in Marawi City between the government troops and local terrorist Maute group.

On Wednesday, he said the arrival of ISIS in the country and open defiance of lawless armed groups in Marawi City prompted his declaration of martial law in Mindanao.

Shooting Blanks posted:

How bad is it for American tourists right now? A friend of a friend is having his wedding this year (he's Filipino) and a number of other friends are going. I'm assuming the groom is smart enough to avoid the actually dangerous places, but how ugly is it currently and how ugly is it likely to get? Any guesses? Everyone that would be traveling is an American citizen.

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President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will ignore the Supreme Court and Congress as he enforces martial law across Mindanao, even though the constitution gives them oversight.

Duterte on Tuesday imposed martial law in the Mindanao region, home to 20 million people, following deadly clashes in Marawi City involving militants whom he said were trying to establish a caliphate for the Islamic State group.

"Until the police and the armed forces say the Philippines is safe, this martial law will continue. I will not listen to others. The Supreme Court, congress, they are not here," Duterte told soldiers on Saturday.

"Are they the ones dying and losing blood, bleeding, hemorrhaging because there is no help, no reinforcement? It's not them."

The 1987 constitution imposes limits on martial law to prevent a repeat of the abuses under dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was deposed by the "People Power" revolution the previous year.

The charter requires the president to submit a report to congress on why martial law has been declared.

Congress can then revoke a president's declaration of martial law, which is limited to 60 days. If a president decides to extend martial law, congress can again review and revoke.

But Duterte threatened to ignore the mechanisms in place for extension.

"They say after 60 days I should go to congress: I don't know," he said.

The Supreme Court can also rule on martial law's legality if a case is filed before it, but Duterte said the judges would not understand the situation.

"The Supreme Court will say they will examine into the factual [basis]. Why, I don't know. They are not soldiers. They do not know what is happening on the ground," Duterte said Saturday in Jolo.

A day after declaring martial law, Duterte described the nine years of military rule under Marcos as "very good" and said his would be similar.

Duterte also told soldiers on Friday they would be allowed to conduct searches and arrests without warrants.

"During martial law, your commanders, you, you can arrest any person, search any house. There is no more warrant needed," he told troops.

His comments contradicted a government statement released on Saturday to explain martial law.

"Warrants of arrest or search warrants should be issued," the statement from the government's information agency said.

"No person may be arrested and detained without orders coming from these civil courts."

Duterte has overwhelming support in congress, which is this week widely expected to endorse his initial declaration of martial law.

However, Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Friday expressed concerns about the declaration.

MrNemo posted:

Interesting to see the Philippines has replaced Communist insurgency with drug fiends.

Kurtofan posted:

Any news out of Mindanao?

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At least 97 people have died in the fighting between government security forces and terrorists here.

The fatalities included 19 civilians, 61 members of the Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups, 13 soldiers and four policemen.

gradenko_2000 posted:

https://twitter.com/manila_bulletin/status/868790995860676608

DC Murderverse posted:

is this a new development or a continuation of something that's already happening? Because "we can now search, seize, and arrest without a warrant" sounds like a pretty big fuckin' deal.

toasterwarrior posted:

Yeah but there totally still are Communist insurgents here.

Deceitful Penguin posted:

Ahahahahahahahahahahaha

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-militants-duterte-idUSKBN18O0J8

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President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit back at former United States’ First Daughter Chelsea Clinton for reacting to his recent rape remark.

“(People like) Chelsea, she slammed me for the rape joke. I was not joking. I was being sarcastic. You listen to the speech… (What if I told her), when your father, the President of the United States then, was screwing Lewinsky and the girls there in the White House, how did you feel? Did you slam your father?” Duterte said at the 119th Philippine Navy celebration in Sasa Warf, Davao City.

Duterte even repeated his statement later in his speech.

“(All you Americans, and you) Chelsea, be careful because you live in glass house. (Let me reiterate). I repeat, when President Clinton was loving Lewinsky, what was your statement or your reaction? (It's like you're beating me up with with all these criticisms - motherfucker, I'll insult you right back),” he added.

Earlier, the only daughter of former US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton called Duterte a "murderous thug" while she called him out his rape remark.

Meanwhile, Lewinsky was a White House intern when she had sexual encounters with the former President in 1995-1997, but the scandal broke out in 1998. The youngest Clinton, who was born in 1980, was only 18 years old when her dad’s misbehavior was exposed.

Duterte also accused American soldiers of raping the residents of the countries they were assigned to.

“It is a crime actually committed by soldiers mostly Americans in Okinawa in Japan. But we never heard of a Filipino. I am just warning them that anything they do, I have to answer for it. But I take responsibility for your (hooliganism. I was being sarcastic),” he said.

gradenko_2000 posted:

gradenko_2000 posted:

Duterte hits back at Chelsea Clinton: Did you slam your dad Bill for having affair with Lewinsky?


Also, this was released by the administration's Presidential Communications team:

https://twitter.com/PresidentialCom/status/869841252321300481

Argue posted:

Won't anyone think of the poor persecuted fascists?

Edit: here's a crappy cam vid of it. if you don't want to click, it's a PROMOTIONAL AD for MARTIAL LAW

https://www.facebook.com/freethinkers/videos/10154667075652686/