Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippine president, says he will personally take in any refugees.
The controversial president made the offer while providing Al Jazeera’s 101 East with behind the scenes access to his government.
Philippine’s Rodrigo Duterte offers to take in refugees
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Ignorant trolls be gone… The Philippines has always been open to refugees througout history. Rohingya http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/philippines-making-plans/1865900.html Russians, Jews, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Iranian, East Timor, http://www.interaksyon.com/lifestyle/pinoy-pride-9-times-the-philippines-welcomed-refugees-from-1923-2000 https://rbth.com/arts/2015/07/07/when_the_philippines_welcomed_russian_refugees_47513.html The Japanese http://www.filipiknow.net/philippines-first-refugees/ and Indian Sepoys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Filipino
Though Duterte cannot claim these as his own actions, he certainly made a strong point on Western hypocrisy.
As mch as i like al jazeera news,i feel sorry at the same time for them because making documentary news like this is too early to make, why?
Aljazeera said dead people only in the poor areas~how about the dead druglords now who are supposed to exposed narcopoliticians? And aljazeera also missed that matobato is proven to be fraud already and is on the run because of different crimes.
Aljazeera should do a follow up focusing about narcopoliticians and celebrity drug addicts
I love president Duterte!!!
Cynthia P. is that sarcasm cynthia patag?
Mr President, I hope you reconsider your decision in taking in refugees. In fairness to them not all refugees are bad, but lots of them do not assimilate well. Examples abound Mr President and besides this problem of Americas “war on terror”, Under quotes because it’s based on a LIE!,is not ours. Let bush& obama and those that lie and support the war to personally take in all the refugees. Please reconsider your decision .
I am so proud of my president.
This is a bad idea!
This is going to create rape and murder just like Sweden!
He knows they don’t want to come to Phillipines anyway, as they would rather go to rich European countries. The Philippines is not going to get millions of refugees flooding in. Maybe a couple hundred or a few thousand people.
@Med ucated Yes it is. By volunteering to take in refugees it helps him to create an image that contrasts the negative “human rights violator” image that countries like America try to portray him as.
Also as it is very unlikely that the refugees would want to go there, he doesn’t have to deal with the negative consequences that countries like Sweden have been dealing with.
Mr president tingnan mo muna ang Europe kong anong nangyari sa kanila nagkagulo dahil sa mga refugees…….. hindi nga nagtanggap ang mga Muslim countries na mayaman. …….. like qatar, dubai, Saudi Arabia, atbp hindi nga sila nag offer sa bansa nila dahil ayaw nila magulo ang bansa nila….. tapos ang philippines anong ipapakain mo sa kanila pera ng taong bayan marami naghirap hindi nga matulongan. …… ng government tingnan mo sa Ibang bansa public hospital may gamot sila free pero sa pilipinas wala……… Mr presidente wag masyadong mayabang ….
they are welcome.. whatever religion they might have or nationality, they can come.. and EU,US,UN or any human rights international immigration needs to shut their mouth, don’t complain..
In before Islamic State of Iraq Syria and Mindanao zz
Hey people here is the cycle of government in the philippines before duterte became president. Political Hirarchy, narco-government progression, corruption, abuse of power, pyramid system. People who are man enough but not wise enough are influence by the wrong government system. Once the run as candidate the spend alot of money for election and then recovers that lost money through corruption. This corruption affects the people and made them even poorer. While the politicians become richer. And an attitude of not contented or greed comes along these people and decided to sell drugs, they even boast it to others that they’re doing it just to show off and their wealth boost came out of nowhere. they also have high rank officials or policemens to protect them for their honor. These people cause the philippines poor by making their own kind poorer than themselves.
It’s hyperbole directed as insult to the west for being uncaring and hypocritical.
hindi ako kumporme sa dicisyon ni pres.duterte sa mga refugee lalo kung mga itoy islamist muslim dahil tingnan mo ang mga nayayari sa europa ngayon at sa australia dahil ang mga islamist muslim ay walang gagawin sa filipinas lalong gulohin ang bansang ito dahil ang mga islamist ay may sinusunod na doctrina nila kailangay maging muslim ang boong mondo,tingnan sa internet ang mga sumosunod IQ AL RASSOOLI COMPLETE GUIDE TO ISLAM and USAMA DAKDOK FREEDOM OR SURRENDER, para malaman nang lahat kung talagang ano ang mga muslim islamist the true follower of their god allah and prophet muhammad.!!!
He’s a good guy and all , but realistically speaking , Ph is still developing . How can you provide aid for others , when you cannot even help your own people out of poverty ?
P.S I don’t think it’s a good idea to accept refugees , yet .
We are indeed a developing county but, if you go back to history, we’ve been accepting refugees even before the beginning of WW2. Philippines was THE ONLY country who opened its door for holocaust victims during Hitlers invasion. If youre worried about aid? Take note that Philippines was just liberated for like 2 or 3 years from the US but we still opened our country for them.
Why, you may wonder? Its all because our President and ancestors knew what it feels like to be invaded.
The thing about Philippines is that we welcome everyone
WE THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES ARE IN WORST CONDITION AS THE REFUGEES YOU WANT TO TAKE, WE THE HOPELESS, THE HELPLESS, AND THE DEFENSELESS NEEDS ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET FROM YOU. GIVE US A GOOD FUTURE MR PRESIDENT.
PSSSSTTTT……PA POGI LANG YAN!!!! IKAW NAMAN,
gago tong UN na to galit na pinapatay pusher eh ayaw naman nila tanggapin mga binobomba nila sa syria. hipokrito. mga peste
Duterte’s basically Carrillo from Narcos as president.
He is not afraid to reveal all the dirty thing in the world and he is blunt and honest
Baka gusto mo munang pag isipang mabuti bago mo sila papuntahin ng pilipinas.
great man respect
It’s massive hate crime such as this that creates new terrorist groups. It will not surprise me if a terrorist organization forms in the Philippines to combat such a large operation. Instead of dismantling criminals, this will fuel them, because there will not just be criminals being affected by this, but their loved ones and families who will birth a new hatred for this law.
We’ll see if my theory comes to fruition.
The big difference is that there’s no free money, and the radicals will get a bullet to the head if they do any terrorism or violent crime.
He’s not gonna accept any refugees
Lol.. he will. If he says it he will do it. He is not a typical politician that will say stuff that he won’t do.
pres. duterte.. sana pagisipan niyo ng malalim na mag offer sa mga muslim refugee.. laking problema na nga natin sa mga ibang muslim sa bansa, tapos madaragdagan pa.. isang mas malaking problema po yan sa ating bansa.. pwede naman tayo tumulong in other ways…
My beloved country the Philippines was a lot smaller when I left 28 years ago and was unknown to the greater part of the world. The Philippines now is a lot bigger, wider and known to almost everyone. Thank you God! So come on over! God will make more room for every one.
delusional senile piece of old fart
Unahin muna ang mahihirap wag yung mga inutil na ISIS nayan
I’m Filipino and Roman Catholic. The people in the Middle East are welcome here. We’re not racist like the west! As the saying says *THE MORE THE MERRIER*
usa human rights must go and see how people are beheaded in public squires in saudi arabia. is beheading execution is acceptable for them
human right is bullshit kill all your enemy and do all you want for your country like the west do…
Us talking about human right don’t make me laugh.When their police kills 11 year olds, dog and innocent i think they have to really think about preaching about human rights.
I’m a Duterte supporter, not a Duterte fanatic. That’s why I don’t blindly approve of everything he does. He is waging a very effective war on drugs, and I applaud him for that. However, this is not one of his best decisions. How can you invite people to live in your home, if you don’t even have enough room for your own family?
BRAVO!!! OINKY ALDRITZ
Daming punyetang papogi!!! Pupusta ako sa mga hinayupak na yan!! Ni hindi nila matulungan ang mga kapatid nating katutubo! O kahit yung a squater sa manila at iba pang lugar ng pilipinas!
e sino magaling sayu ang mga aquino?anu problema mu sa squater at mga katutubo bka d kpa pinapanganak problema nayan boboooo!!!
Tangina binoto kita wag mo kaming traidorin. Gago ka ba di mo alam ano nangyayari ngaun sa europe? Gago ka duterte. Pag pinapasok mo mga immigrants dito sa pinas isa lang ibig sabihin nun, traidor ka sa sarili mong lahi!!
Don’t bring Muslim in Philippine, theirs a lot filipino starving and don’t have a job, how going to feed all those people, I support you because I thought you only care about Filipino
Filipinos welcome refugees… Pres. Quezon of the Philippines gave 10,000 visas to JEWS fleeing Hitlers Europe. 1200 only made it. Vietnamese refugees were also accepted. Watch you tube (Jews and Pres. Manuel Quezon)
Why Duterte hates drugs? Watch you tube Hostage taking by addict in the Philippines.
2nd yr of Duterte …the best man that we have to lead our country…and he is not slowing down… i hope to come back here on his 3rd yr….. this year it is fantastic…. Philippines is finally learning lessons from past and how corruption rotten our country to the brim.Duterte is byfar doing things as promised and no signs of slowing down… 30 yrs of being a sick man of Asia…im excited how will our country be after Duterte’s 6 yrs. a better improved Philippines.. of course a bit worried who will succeed
migrants?really?!puniyeta ayaw ko na Kay du30!
im from philipines and i love duterte but media here in philipinles always bias to him i wish someday we have tv channel here in the pilipines that support duterte if im rich i donate money to make tv channel for duterte suporters
.. The greatest President in the Philippines …iron fist. 👊👊👊👊👊👊
Wag Lang refugees ng Europe ang pupunta sa pinas baka madagdagan pa ang ejk hahahaah…
What a kind man he do what Europe cannot do.
I will always love my President!!! 😭😭😭 I love you Tatay Digong!!!
We always welcome people who is in trouble, like the Jewish people in WW2 and the White Russians we accepted those refugees. It is not our fault its their fault if we welcomed them and cause chaos, but most important is we welcomed them.
Yes and I also tried to point it out on my comments here. Mga bulag ang Pilipino sa parte ng history na to. Sa totoo lang nung nagbabasa ako ng comments di ko lubos maisip na Pinoy din nagcocomment eh, kala ko kasi American or European.
My beloved Pres. I am in love with my president.
The funny thing is, those refugees that come to Europe, SOME of them aren’t genuine refugees and are lazy and disrespectful people. They want people to serve them and they don’t stop demanding things, as if the whole world owes them everything. These people then gives a bad image to those genuine refugees who who are really in need of help and would work hard for a living.
The action of the few (the assailed) affect the many (genuine) unfortunately… but I’m glad that most of the refugees that come here in the Philippines really do their best to assimilate and respect the Filipino way of life.
Those kind of people deserve all the kind of help to support them from starting once again.
Bess those people!
Mr President alam ko na meron tayong history sa pag tangap ng refugees pero alalanin nyo na puro walang ginawa ang mga dayo doon sa Europe kundi mag rape at mag gulo kaya mag ingat parin tayo
I love u mr president but i wont agree with you this time, we have our own problems with our own people and accepting refugees…(muslim refugees) to a christian dominated country will just make more problems. Thats what i think, take a look at europe its mess. Filipino first, fix our country first!
Nakakalungkot makabasa ng mga comment dito.
Lets go down to history. Bago pa magsimula ang WW2, tumantanggap na ang Pilipinas ng mga refugees mula sa mga Hudyong biktima ng holocaust sa pamumuno ni Hitler at Pilipinas lang ang bansa na gumawa nito while all other country shuts their doors. Walang pagaalinlangan na tinanggap sila ni Pangulong Quezon noon kahit kakalaya lang natin noon mula sa mga Amerikano ng mga 2 o 3 taon.
Bakit nya nga ba ginawa yon? Una sa lahat ay dahil alam ng ating pangulo kung paano maging biktima ng pananakop.
I agree to the most of your concern, na tayo nga di natin maisaayos ang bansa natin, magpo-foster pa tayo? Oo, may kanya-kanya tayong opinyon. But people are dying out there while us here are just what? Sharing photos and videos in facebook about the victim of bombing in Syria and other countries whose suffering the the same? Pero ano wala naman pala kayong gustong itulong pampadami lang ng likes and share? They dont need that. They need a shelter. Pansamantalang kanlungan.
I hate to explain more. But I suggest you read and research your history.
@tesla coil hindi naman cguro lahat ng mga muslim masama. tulad sa atin mga christian may mga NPA mga terrorista din.
And also during the leadership of Elpidio Quirino we also had taken a bunch of white russians who fleed bcoz of the threat of communism. They stayed at Tubabao Island in Guian Eastern Samar.
@90’s Pudge marami na kong naging kaibigang muslim.. Legit na muslim.. Pero mas matino pa sila kesa sa mga katolikong hipokrito..
Ma’am ang masasabi ko lang napakabuti mong tao sana dumami pa ang lahi mo dahil alam niyo po ang salitang KABUTIHAN na hindi tinitingnan kung anong klaseng tao ang iyong dapat tulungan. May God blees you always.
Oo bukas ang Pilipinas noong panahon ni President Quezon para sa mga Jewish refugees. Bukod dun, nagbukas din ang Pilipinas para sa mga White Russian refugees nung panahon ni President Quirino. At ikatlo, tumanggap ang Pilipinas ng mga Vietnamese refugees nung panahon ni President Marcos. Kung titingnan mo ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas nung mga panahong iyon, hindi tayo ang pinakamayanan. At nasa recovery period tayo mula sa WW2 noong panahon ni President Quirino. Pero binuksan ang bansa natin nang tatlong beses para magpatuloy nang mga refugees nang tatlong iba’t ibang panahon. Bakit tayo magdadamot ng shelter kung naibigay na natin nang tatlong beses noon? Ngayon pa ba tayo sisira sa sarili nating tradisyon na pagpapatuloy sa mga nangangailangan? Alam nyo ba ang sitwasyon sa Syria ngayon? Aware ba kayo sa nangyayari? Saka bakit yung iba natatakot sa mga Muslim? Matagal nang may Muslim sa Pilipinas. Isa pa, hindi naman Muslim lahat ng refugees, kahit maliit ang bilang, may mga Christians din dun. Pero bakit iisipin pa natin kung anong religion? Kung Christiano tayo, alam natin na unfair at karimarimarim ang nangyari sa mga refugees. Hindi natin yan gugustuhing mangyari kanino man kaya magiging willing rin tayo na tumulong. Hindi natin naman sila personal na patutuluyin sa mga bahay natin. Gobyerno ang bahala sa bagay na yun.
This nothing new to filipinos. Since world war 2 we been accepting refugees from german jews in 1941, white russians in 1949, and vietnamese during vietnam war. Our poverty is not the excuse in saving lives.
My fellow loved by Mom.
Ever since the war we the philippines have been taking in a lot of refugees from the white Russians to the jews we are always open to refugees and we love foreigners enjoying our country
I speak this as a Catholic filipino, God bless Duterte of my homeland 🇵🇭. His decision and the Philippines were the example of true respect, true multiculturalism and nationalism, balanced without religious and racial pride.
In other words, he welcomes everyone regardless of who they are as long as they are not violent and prideful just like in history where Religions starts to get violent like the Crusades and Muhammad (PBUH)’s conquest of the 7th century on the Gregory calendar
He has a 92% trust rating in the Philippines the most and the highest in any president around the world. His drug war was supported by the majority of the Pilipino people. And we are ready to fight for him. long live the President!
Duerte Is My Hero
Thank you my President Duterte. You can never go wrong with kindness!
Dude, he is very sincere and genuine when he talks about ‘giving’. If that is too good to be true, maybe it is because you don’t find people like that in your country. such generosity is part of the culture in my country especially in the rural / provincial areas. fact is, this is the first president from the southern most part of the country and he know how to take care of unfortunate people! he is not one of those ‘elitist’ presidents who now obviously turn out to be hypocrites when people start to claim what they promised.
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what are you insinuating?
BS.. Du30 is a stubborn loyal president. The reporter is just trying to throw some negative BS.
as a filipino i agree for that to take regugees. warm welcome to the philippines let’s be a friends.
NEXT, WHO WILL SUPPORT THEM???
I don’t like president Duterte and I don’t agree with him on many things, but in this I have to give him credit. His actions here shows a lot of compassion and understanding. I hope these refugees are able to find a home in the Philippines.
That’s my president! Tay wag kang aalis sa posisyon please! Kulang ang 6 years, ipagpatuloy mo pa!
Very grateful still to have a good and brave man for our president.
Best President
Remember the jews.
Remember the white Russians.
A poor nation, but an accomodating one.
Please include the Vietnamese.
A small price to pay for the salvation of the Philippines. He is the only president to act on drugs and have the courage to proceed even if there’s so many countries criticizing him. During pnoy’s admin, the Phillipines was going downhill. A lot of criminals has this kind of special privelege. They can just walk around like they are not murderers, rapists, drug dealers etc. Plus the police are very corrupt. So much crimis committed bythe so called peace officers. But now things have changed. Duterte wiped out criminals clean.
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what ?
The real *iron* man
Very true up to this day!
Salamat sa Dios
I like this guy. Mexico needs him.
Du30 is just as real as anyone can get. He speaks his mind and protects the people. He does what’s best to keep this country safe.
The reporter noted that du30 chanhes his mind a lot. BS.. Du30 keeps his word like a stubborn old man.
While USA and EU despise immigrants HAHAHA.
AS AN AMERICAN, I WANT “DESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS”. NOT JUST ANY JOE BLOW. WE BETTER USE OUR BRAIN BEFORE WE OPEN OUR MOUTH.
the funny thing here is human rights advocate countries are deploring refugees who are seeking their rights to dwell.
Sige masaya kapag marami.
And theirs foreigners saying he should die.. idiot…you don’t know what are his achievements……there is a crime against humanity…
That is killing innocent people for no reason.
One of the greatest leader/president of the world. He always speaks he’s mind and acts for the betterment of his countrymen and neighboring countries too.
Thats the best president in asia
Tapos sila na naman maghari harian. Kakalimutan nila tayo. Mamaliitin. Anyway, okay lang naman i accept sila. Basta abiding law lang sila. Hindi yung gusto nila ang masunod.
You know we Filipinos become excited and much happier to meet people on other countries so being refugee doest really matter to us what matters is you respect us we respect you even if you are a stranger walking on the street even if you are black people. On Philippines we won’t judge you if you just say hi with a smile😄😄 always smile hahaha
That’s the reason why from the beginning he was choosen and meant to be our president.
I like this guy
“All eyez on me…
I’ll be all that they see~
we welcome refugees here in Philippines. let’s go.
Truth is he is deminishing
…. But with all my heart i believe in a president that is elected
Kind heart that have the president Duterte god you always daddy 🙂🙂
what so wrong with that gunning down drug dealers ?
@Stone Hearted Individual yeah that but some deserves a bullet to the head
Most honest and brave president in the world..Dueterte sir hats off to you..
Kung ako magiging presidente, tatanggapin ko rin cla dto s ating bansa. Tao rin cla na ngangailangan ng tulong at may karpatan na mabuhay.
“its hard to know how geniune Duterte’s offer to refugee is” TARUNGA OG REPORT ALJAZEERA HAAAAAAA KLARO MAN KAHANG NADUNGOG NNYO NGA MODAWAT JUD UG REFUGEE ANG PILIPINAS. NGANONG PA HARD TO KNOW HOW GENIUNE PA MAN MO???!!!!!!!!
US, UN & HUMAN RIGHtS left the group..
Lol
I think he should help his people first before take in any refugee. The last time I heard a lot of poor filipino are starving.
If I was the President, I will not kill those we should kill, I will just let scientists to experiment on them.
Ph has that traits of accommodating refugees from all nations.not only chinese!
Saving our country from corruption and saving those who are fleeing from corruption as well
JEWISH REFUGEE IN PHILIPPINES
RUSSIAN REFUGEE IN PHILIPPINES
VIETNAMESE REFUGEE IN PHILIPPINES
IRANIAN REFUGEE IN PHILIPPINES
SYRIAN REFUGEE IN PHILIPPINES
CHINESE REFUGEE IN PHILIPPINES
JAPANESE REFUGEE(WW2) IN PHILIPPINES
Remember guyz most of all mainstream media was funded by oligarch . they want to control the world that’s y they hate patriotic leader like Duterte.. Long live sir President tatay digong..
AL gAZEERA HAS ITS OWN POLITICAL AGENDA TO ADVOCATE….. AND DUTERTE IS DESTROYING IT…. AL JAZEERA IS CONFUSED
Yes tama may mga puso rin yan at isa sa lahat mga tao rin yan! Hindi dapat tanggihan kong sakali hihingi ng tulong kahit anong bansa tanggapin niyo… God bless all