Brazil - Phone Call To the Phillipines

[Moe]

In his den, smoking a Cohiba and drinking a glass of Johnny Walker Blue along with his Defense Minister, Juan DeSilva, President Romero stabs a button on his telephone.

"Yes, Mr. President?"

"Please make an encrypted to President Duterte's office, Manila."

"I will inform you when it is ready, Mr. President."

"Obrigado. And as you were saying, Juan."

"Well, Mr. President we believe the base could be built within a year at the cost of around of five billion dollars."

"Five billion, good God? How many hangars?

"We are planning for at least forty-four, with hopefully ten for bombers and other auxiliary craft such as refueling jets and Drones."

"And our friends?"

"They are on board, sir."

"Excellent work as always, Juan."

The telephone on the President's desk rings once again. The President gives it a quick jab.

"Mr. President the call has been encrypted and the line is open to Manila."

President Romero hits the speaker phone button.

"Hello, this is President Romero. I wish to speak with Mr. Duterte, please."


@Apingdaldal

 

[Moe]

I anxiously await your reply.

 

[Apingdaldal]

President Duterte answers the transferred call via private secured line.

“Hello Pres. Romero. How may I help you, Sir?”

 

[Moe]

"Oh, no help is necessary, just wishing to bend your ear a bit."

With that the President takes a long pull on his Cohiba and takes a sip of his Johnny Walker Blue on the rocks. He is looking at Al-Jeezera on his 13 inch MacBook Pro.

"I am sure you are watching. But what in the Hell is going on down there in Canberra? We tried to raise an objection in the GA, but that was useless as always. I'f like to hear your assessment, Mr. President."

 

[Apingdaldal]

"Ah your referring to the "embassy wars" happening in Canberra? We'll to put it bluntly, we simply don't care whether the Australians, the Poles, the Russians, or any countries for that matter, kill each other over embassy issues. Heck, they can all die if they badly want it for all I care, as long as the Philippine embassy staffs are unaffected by their quarrel.

Besides, our Philippine embassy and consulates in Australia complies with their Federal Police regulation anyway. I don’t see any reason for me to get worried over the safety of our embassy staff nor can see any good reason for anyone, be it Australia or any country, to dare put my embassy staff in a compromising situation.”

 

[Moe]

"Yes, I see. Do you believe in sanctioning that level of violence by one country against another's diplomatic staff? I also believe that a country has the right to defend and protect both its embassy and staff with firearms in case of an emergency like a coup or a natural disaster. And what is your policy concerning embassies and how they are protected in your country?'

 

[Apingdaldal]

"To be honest, I would retaliate accordingly if my embassy staff is harmed. The case between the Polish embassy and the Austalian federal police is totally different though. Regardless of who started shooting whom; clearly I just blame both parties for resorting into violence. They should have dealt with it without violence but rather diplomatically. After all, embassies are diplomatic mission, emphasis to the word "Diplomatic".

Now for my policy regarding embassies in the Philippines; small firearms are allowed provided their firearms are declared. The Philippine government also has the right to enter and search any foreign embassy in the Philippines but we will do it after giving the embassy considerate, advance notice.

We do remind all foreign embassies in the Philippines that they have no right to destroy and burn the embassy building. The diplomatic staffs, their official and personal property, their firearms, and their own vehicles (if they brought their vehicles from their origin country) are the demarcation of what is considered as part of their sovereignty. The actual embassy building, land property where that structure is built, the vehicles which were provided to them by the Philippine government, and the residence/accommodation provided to them by the Philippine government are not as those are property of Philippines government.

Hence in the event when a nation will remove their diplomatic mission in the Philippines, they have no right to destroy/burn the embassy building, the vehicles provided to them by the Philippine government, nor the residence they live in here in the Philippines. embassy staff who will fail to comply to those will be charged with corresponding criminal offense and will be arrested by the Philippine National Police. I would also like to emphasize that arsony is a serious crime in my country and if arsony results to homicide; it will be punishable by either life imprisonment or even death penalty. (http://w11.zetaboards.com/ModernNationsRPG/single/?p=10085452&t=30515810)"

 

[Moe]

"Firm policy, sir. I like your ideas. I have been looking over the PIMPS catalogue and am intrigued. In the coming months we will definitely be purchasing several ships from you. What has particularly caught my attention is the Condor 102 Trimaran. It can be used in a variety of ways especially in relief missions along coastlines or for tourism throughout the South American continent. Could you provide the range of this particular vessel? Also, it is about time we have some sort of joint military exercise, perhaps we could have our defence minister's speak about this at the conclusion of our call?'"

 

[Apingdaldal]

"The Condor 102 Trimaran primary purpose is a Roll-On/Roll-Off (RoRo) vessel. It can accommodate up to 880 passengers, up to 245 cars, and additional 137 trucks. Normally it's range 660nm based on a 90% MCR (maximum continuous rating) to up to 940 nm if empty. . And yes, it is a flexible vessel which can be used as a cruise ship, a Ro-Ro vessel, a strategic and tactical sealift, and a vessel for humanitarian/disaster relief missions."