‘REVOLUTIONARY GOVT’
until the end of my term, and I will arrest all of you and we can go to a full-scale war against the reds,” he said, referring to communist rebels who have waged a nearly 50-year insurgency.
He cited the precedent set by Corazon Aquino, who established a revolutionary government after leading a “People Power” uprising in 1986 that ended the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. were in line with the law.”
In New York, former UN chief Kofi Annan on Friday urged the Security Council to push for the Rohingya’s return to Myanmar.
Annan, who led an advisory commission to the Myanmar government, said world powers must work with the country’s military and civilian leaders to end the refugee crisis.
The Security Council is weighing action, possibly a resolution laying out demands, but diplomats have said China, a supporter of Myanmar’s former ruling
Aquino sacked all elected officials, abolished Congress and tore up the 1973 constitution in favour of a provisional charter.
She handpicked a commission to write a new constitution, which was ratified by plebiscite in 1987 and paved the way for elections. She is revered by many Filipinos who continue to see her as a heroine of democracy. Under the post-Aquino constitution, junta, and Russia are opposed to such a measure.
“I hope the resolution that comes out urges the government to really press ahead and create conditions that would allow the refugees to return with dignity and with a sense of security,” Annan said after a closed-door meeting with the council.
“They should not be returned to camps. They should help rebuild.”
The issue of the return of the Rohingyas is shaping up as a major hurdle. A recent UN report accused Myanmar of seeking to presidents are limited to a single term of six years.
Critics fear that Duterte, who repeatedly threatened to impose martial law, was intent on dragging the country back into dictatorship and allow himself more freedom in prosecuting his drug war.
Many Filipinos continue to support Duterte, seeing the charismatic politician as a saviour fighting corruption and crime.
But opposition has started to build, with the influential Catholic Church and leftist groups taking a prominent role in speaking out against his drug war. AFP permanently expel the Rohingya by planting landmines at the border with Bangladesh.
“The international community is now beginning to put pressure on the military,” Annan said, adding that “military-to-military talks” were aimed at pressing Myanmar to rein in its operations.
He called on the council to agree with Myanmar on a “roadmap” and warned that without action, “we are going to have a long-term festering problem” in the region that “can be very serious, down the line”. AFP