‘Kudos on failed rocket launch’ – Communist Party
North Korea's attempt to launch a satellite into orbit on Friday may have been a failure, but the Communist Party of the Philippines congratulated them anyway.
According to reports, the rocket that North Korea launched Friday morning stayed in the air for less than a minute before falling into the sea.
Despite that, the CPP said the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was successful in defying "the U.S.-led campaign of imperialist countries and their puppet states" opposed to the launch.
"The main issue at hand is that the DPRK has exhibited determination to continue with its rocket launch in accordance with its sovereign right to carry out the necessary scientific and technological advancements in order to address the growing needs of its people,” the CCP said. It said even the U.S. has had failed space missions.
"In contrast to the repeated success of the DPRK in building and launching a rocket, the Philippines cannot even independently build a decent car or a hand tractor, for that matter,” it said.
No-fly and fish zones a ‘stunt’?
The communist party also criticized the Aquino administration for "making such big stupid publicity stunts as imposing no-fly and no-fishing zones" in areas at risk from debris. It said the government disregarded the welfare of fishermen along the coast of Northern and Central Luzon, and the Bicol region.
The Department of Foreign Affairs, meanwhile, called on North Korea to abandon further research on rocket technology.
