President Duterte: Di kami patay gutom, makaka-survive kami

The President said on Saturday the Philippines could survive without conditional aid from the United States, as Beijing and Moscow had offered assistance.
President Duterte called out outgoing US Ambassador Philip Goldberg for publicly criticizing his bloody war on drugs and the US government for setting "many conditions" on aid.
"Yung inyong assistance sa inyo na lang yan," Duterte said in a televised speech from Cotabato City.
"Di kami patay-gutom makakasurvive kami," he added.
Duterte said China offered assistance to the Philippines during his four-day state visit to Beijing last week.
"I can ask for more, baka ibigay sa akin ng libre I can develop Mindanao to its fullest extent," he said.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev made a similar commitment when they met on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian leaders' summit in Laos last month, Duterte said.
"Sabi naman nila sa Russia pumunta ka dito at nandito lahat ng kailangan mo ibibigay namin magusap lang tayo," he said.
Even Japan, a US ally, committed to helping the Philippines, Duterte said.
Addressing the US, President Duterte said: "I'd like to send this message once again for the last time...you talk to us as if we're still under your colony time na parang tauhan ninyo kami na kung magbigay kayo ng aid maraming kondisyones," he said.

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