By Genalyn Kabiling Looking for something to watch on Netflix? President Duterte has recommended the film "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral” that tackled patriotic struggle against foreign colonial rule in country. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte greets the members of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN) on the sidelines of the party's Proclamation and Kick-off Rally in the City of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan on February 14, 2019. (RICHARD MADELO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In his visit to Bulacan last Thursday, the President urged the public to watch the film about the young revolutionary general Gregorio del Pilar on the streaming giant, admitting that he was still hurt by the suffering endured by Filipinos from foreign colonizers. The historical film, directed by Jerrold Tarog, focuses on the life of Del Pilar and events leading to the 1899 Battle of Tirad Pass during the Filipino-American war. The biopic, a sequel to the blockbuster hit "Heneral Luna" in 2015, was shown in theaters last year. "Biro mo 400 years? Panoorin niyo ‘yung sa Netflix. ‘Yan sila --- ngayon si General Goyo ," Duterte said during the proclamation rally of the administration's senatorial ticket in Bulacan last Thursday. "Ayaw ko na lang magsalita pero medyo masakit. Nasasaktan ako para sa bayan ko. Maisip ko lang kung anong --- anong kahirapan ginawa nila sa Pilipinas ," he said. Duterte said if the Spain did not invade the country, there would have been "no religion" in the country. If there were no American colonizers in the country, he said the nation would not have "western culture." "The Spaniards stayed in this country for 400 years, the Americans for 50 years and they lived off of the fat of the land at kinuha nila ang magagandang --- anong maganda sa bayan natin ," he said. In his visit to Nueva Ecija last Wednesday, the President also tackled his aversion to country's former colonial masters. He lamented that Filipinos were still suffering years after the foreign rule. "I hate most of those who invaded our country, took off the fat of the land and subjugated us for many years. That to me is not a funny thing. And even if it happened two centuries ago or 500 years ago, it’s still the Filipino, still is suffering until now," he said. At the start of his term, the President adopted an independent foreign policy and vowed to reject any meddling by foreign governments in the country's affairs. He has stood firmly behind the principles of sovereign equality, non-interference and commitment to the peaceful settlement of disputes to protect national interest.