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Mad at Duterte West PH Sea jet ski quip, fisherman says President a 'joke'

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1683375" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - A Filipino fisherman in Infanta, Pangasinan said Wednesday he took offense at President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s recent clarification that his 2016 campaign statement of riding a jet ski and challenging Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea was just a joke.</p><p>&quot;Kaming mga mangingisda dito, masama ang loob namin. Ba&#x27;t gano&#x27;n lang, joke joke lang &#x27;yong sinabi niya sa akin noon?&quot; Carlo Montehermozo told TeleRadyo.</p><p>(The fishermen here are angry that what he said to me was just a joke.)</p><p>&quot;Joke joke lang din siya naging presidente natin,&quot; he later added.</p><p>(He&#x27;s also a joke of a President.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/11/21/rodrigo-duterte-jetski-comments-2016-2021-scarborough-shoal-china-video">THEN VS NOW: What Duterte said about riding jet ski to Scarborough Shoal</a></li></ul><p>It was Montehermozo who asked Duterte and other presidential candidates during a televised debate in 2016 on what they could do for fishermen like him to peacefully fish in the country&#x27;s territorial waters without being driven away by the Chinese Coast Guard in the disputed South China Sea. </p><p>Montehermozo, among 16 million people who voted for Duterte in the last presidential elections, said he felt deceived by the President&#x27;s pledge five years ago.</p><p>&quot;Kahit &#x27;yong hindi nakakapunta ng Scarborough [Shoal], kahit &#x27;yong hindi pa nakarating, sinasabi sa&#x27;kin na, &#x27;Wala na. Nag-uulyanin na talaga &#x27;yong Presidente natin,&#x27;&quot; he said.</p><p>(Even those who haven&#x27;t been to Scarborough Shoal, they told me, &quot;Our President seems to have become forgetful.&quot;)</p><p>&quot;Nagpangako siya ng gano&#x27;n tapos hindi niya tinupad,&quot; he added.</p><p>(He made a promise but broke it.)</p><p>Montehermozo also slammed the President for calling those who believed in him back then as &quot;stupid.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Hindi akong istupidong tao,&quot; he said.</p><p>(I&#x27;m not stupid.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/04/24/16/carlo-pinoy-fisherman-deals-with-chinese-aggression">Carlo, Pinoy fisherman, deals with Chinese aggression</a></li></ul><p>In the upcoming 2022 elections, Montehermozo said Filipinos must choose their leaders wisely.</p><p>&quot;Pag-isipan na lang mabuti kung sino talaga &#x27;yong makakatulong talaga sa atin, sa ating mga kababayan,&quot; he said.</p><p>(Think wisely on who could help us, our fellow countrymen.)</p><p>Asked if he would vote for another member of the Duterte family if they seek the presidency, he said this: &quot;Iba nalang siguro. Ibang presidente nalang. &#x27;Pag Duterte naman, gano&#x27;n lang din. Kung ano ang puno, [siya ang] bunga ng mangga.&quot;</p><p>(Maybe just someone else. Another president. If it&#x27;s another Duterte, it&#x27;s just going to be the same. The apple doesn&#x27;t fall far from the tree.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/10/21/duterte-jet-ski-china-joke-stupid">Duterte says his jet ski promise a &#x27;pure joke&#x27; that &#x27;stupid&#x27; people believed</a></li></ul><p>In his regular public address Monday, Duterte said his 2016 campaign statement to ride a jet ski to challenge Chinese incursions in Philippine waters within the South China Sea was a &quot;pure campaign joke&quot; and that those believed it were &quot;stupid.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Panahon sa kampanya ‘yan, at saka iyong biro na ‘yon, we call it bravado,&quot; the President said of his remarks 5 years ago.</p><p>&quot;Iyong bravado ko was a pure campaign joke, at kung naniniwala kayo sa kabila, pati na siguro si [retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio] Carpio, I would say you’re stupid,” he said in a taped speech in reference to the former justice who has been fiercely advocating for defense of Philippine sovereignty in the South China Sea. </p><p>(That was a campaign period and that joke, we call it bravado. My bravado was a pure campaign joke, and if the other side believes that, maybe even Carpio did, I would say you&#x27;re stupid.)</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1683371" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>— Report from Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>MANILA - A Filipino fisherman in Infanta, Pangasinan said Wednesday he took offense at President Rodrigo Duterte's recent clarification that his 2016 campaign statement of riding a jet ski and challenging Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea was just a joke.</p>

MANILA - A Filipino fisherman in Infanta, Pangasinan said Wednesday he took offense at President Rodrigo Duterte's recent clarification that his 2016 campaign statement of riding a jet ski and challenging Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea was just a joke.