Philipines president appeals to PNG Prime Minister Peter O’Neill
Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has appealed to Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Peter O’Neill in November to allow Filipino fishing companies to continue to bring part of their catch to General Santos City.
He told Mr O’Neill that “many of our people in the South will lose jobs and this is where we are grappling with the problem of insurgency and terrorism.”
Concerning Mr O’Neill’s announcement of his plan to end discounts and turn to a rebate system that rewards companies that genuinely process their fish on Papua New Guinea soil, Duterte asked the Prime Minister to rethink his decision.
Mr O’Neill told presidnet Duterte he would work to strengthen co-operation but has not backtracked on his rebate plan.
It is reported that 40 per cent of fish processed in the Philippines actually comes from Papua New Guinea waters and 100 per cent of Philippine boats in the country have until now been subsidized by Papua New Guinea to supply PNG plants.
He told Mr O’Neill that “many of our people in the South will lose jobs and this is where we are grappling with the problem of insurgency and terrorism.”
Concerning Mr O’Neill’s announcement of his plan to end discounts and turn to a rebate system that rewards companies that genuinely process their fish on Papua New Guinea soil, Duterte asked the Prime Minister to rethink his decision.
Mr O’Neill told presidnet Duterte he would work to strengthen co-operation but has not backtracked on his rebate plan.
It is reported that 40 per cent of fish processed in the Philippines actually comes from Papua New Guinea waters and 100 per cent of Philippine boats in the country have until now been subsidized by Papua New Guinea to supply PNG plants.
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