Chapter 229: The Referendum on Independence

Saturday, May 27. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info

It's a day of quiet for many people around the world.

But today is a very special day for all of you on the islands of Palawan.

Puerto Princesa was crowded today, all gathered in front of the city hall building, waiting for the final vote to be announced.

The crowd was divided into three groups, some of which were pro-Palawan independence, and most of them were local indigenous and dissatisfied with the Philippine government.

Since 2000, the Philippine government has introduced many strange policies, including policies such as increasing personal income tax, which have made the Filipino people very dissatisfied, and protest movements have been endless.

The Philippine government's policy has continued to provoke neighboring countries, causing neighbors to impose certain trade bans on them, which has further exacerbated domestic contradictions, and in 2007, when the global economy was in a recession, the unemployment rate in the Philippines has reached a record high.

Compared with the overall economic malaise of the Philippines, the tourism industry on the island of Palawan is extremely hot because of China's rising economy, and most Palawans still have a good income, so it is a good choice for leaving the Philippines.

This view still has a certain market in Palawan, especially under the influence of the demonstrations and the independence of Mindanao some time ago, which has invisibly set off a wave of independence among the people.

There is support and there is opposition, and on the opposite side of Palawan independence, there are some people who oppose Palawan independence, and most of these people shout various slogans such as the great reunification of the Philippines and oppose separatism.

Others are neither in favor nor against independence, but demand all kinds of slogans and demand for increased social welfare and other conditions.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the originally chaotic scene began to become quiet, whether they were in favor of independence, whether they were in favor of independence, or whether they were not in favor of independence, or the crowd of onlookers, all stopped their movements and looked at the door of the city government building in unison.

Reporters from all over the world also stopped their interviews and pointed their cameras at the gate of the city government, waiting for the final result.

Calero walked out with a smile on his face at ten o'clock, followed by Linde and Johnson and others, Lin Qing, Sanshui and others did not appear behind the scenes.

All the non-Filipino natives did not appear, and Lin Qing knew that many countries were secretly investigating the origin and composition of his Palawan Free Army, and in order not to be discovered the Chinese elements hidden in it, and to reduce unnecessary trouble, all of them were hiding behind the scenes for the time being.

A simple rostrum has been placed at the entrance of the city hall square, and there is already a group of police and Palawan Free Army soldiers around the guard, most of whom are former police officers, not only have they not been expelled from the police force, but after hearing about the increase in salaries, except for a small number of relatives who died in the war, most of the area still chose to stay in the police force.

Calero walked to the stage with a smile on his face, now he is not only the mayor of Puerto Princesa, but also the vice chairman of the Palawan Liberal Party, the Palawan Liberal Party is a party that Lin Qing has just established, and it will be the ruling party of Palawan after the referendum.

"Hello everyone, I am the Mayor of Puerto Princesa, Calero, today is a special day, this is the day that we Palawans have been waiting for for a hundred years, first of all, I would like to thank all the voters who participated in the vote, you are the ・・・・・・ of Palawan"

"Secondly, I would like to thank friends from the media from all over the world, this referendum is in an open, fair and fair manner, and I hope that friends from all over the world will once again be a witness・・・・・・"

"Palawan is a region with a long history, and it can be verified that our ancestors were fishermen from China, and we have worked hard here for hundreds of years, and today will finally be the most important day in the history of Palawan・・・・・・

When Calero said that his earliest ancestors came from Chinese fishermen, the Chinese No. 1 leader who was watching the live television raised his eyebrows slightly, apparently reading some kind of information from the Palawan Free Army.

The president of the United States did not watch the live broadcast, obviously the United States, as a world power, is responsible for the security of the whole world, this kind of small thing, just leave it to the assistant to do, and the assistant is not very attentive, he just needs to know whether the referendum has passed or not, the rest of the time he is playing with his mobile phone, chatting happily with a girl.

In 2007, the conflict between China and the Philippines had not yet entered the white heat, and the Scarborough Shoal and other issues had not yet been exposed, although the two sides had friction in the South China Sea, but because of the guidance of public opinion and the lack of deliberate domestic reports, the netizens who watched the live broadcast over the wall did not have much feeling, but felt that the leader of the speech was not bad and knew to hug China's thighs.

Calero crackled and said a long paragraph, first reviewing the history, stating the present, and then looking forward to the future: "Palawan is rich in tourism resources and mineral resources, we believe that after Palawan is ruthlessly exploited by the Philippine government, Palawan will be built more quickly, Palawan will become a free, rich, democratic island in the hands of the Palawan people, and it will become a paradise on earth, a paradise ・・・・・・ on earth!" ”

After saying that, Calero bowed and left the podium, and the reporters around him looked confused, this is the end, what about the statistics? Has the referendum ever passed? It's over without saying anything?

At this time, Linde tidied up his suit and walked to the front: "Hello everyone, I am the notary public of this referendum statistics, Linde, I will announce the results of this referendum for you." ”

The reporters looked at this person they had never met, bowed their heads and whispered, obviously not expecting that Palawan would actually have a notary public this time, could it be that they also invited someone from the international notary office to come to notarize?

Of course, these reporters couldn't imagine that in order to have the legitimacy of this referendum, Lin Qing not only went to the international arbitration tribunal to spend three million US dollars to hire a few notaries to notarize (hahahaha, this court is a joke, if you have money, you can invite it haha), but also spent some money to go to some international units to carry out activities, although these units have no real power, but it is still okay to bluff people. (To be continued.) )