Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. AFP file photo
MANILA, Philippines — The country’s diplomats can now return to their posts in Canada after the tons of Canadian garbage are finally being shipped back after six years, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Friday.
“To our recalled posts, get your flights back. Thanks and sorry for the trouble you went through to drive home a point,” Locsin said over Twitter.
One more tweet.
To our recalled posts, get your flights back. Thanks and sorry for the trouble you went through to drive home a point.
Arrevederci!
And thank you
Canada CDA Mucci.
I always end with a rhyme.
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) May 31, 2019
Last May 16, the foreign affairs chief recalled the Philippine ambassador and consuls to Canada after Ottowa failed to meet the May 15 deadline on getting back its garbage illegally dumped from 2013 to 2014 in the Philippines.
READ: PH recalls ambassador to Canada over missed trash deadline
Late Thursday, the 69 waste-filled containers were loaded into a ship named MV Bavaria.
READ: Never again: Trash returned to Canada after 6 years in the Philippines
Baaaaaaaaa bye, as we say it. pic.twitter.com/VetL4fP4Nj
— Teddy Locsin Jr. (@teddyboylocsin) May 31, 2019
The said ship departed from the Subic Bay Freeport in Zambales early Friday. (Editor: Jonathan P. Vicente)