Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said Tuesday the incident in Kuwait where an SUV hit a group of Filipino bikers was not a hate crime.
"So far, walang indication na hate crime ito kasi mayroong tradition ang Kuwait na ang mga drivers ayaw talaga sa cyclists kaya ang iniisip nila, this will lead to more calls sa cyclists na kailangan bigyan ng better protection ang cyclists, malinaw na bike lanes," De Vega said at a public briefing.
[So far, there is no indication that it was a hate crime because there is a tradition in Kuwait that drivers hate cyclists. What they are thinking is that this will lead to more calls for better protection for cyclists, clear bike lanes.]The Department of Foreign Affairs earlier said the
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