Duterte explains statement on ‘severance of ties with US’

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Channel: Manila Bulletin · 2016 · News & Politics

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte is not severing the Philippines’ diplomatic ties with the United States (US).

The Chief Executive made this clarification Saturday about his announcement of “separation” from the US which he made while in Beijing for a four-day state visit.

In a news conference shortly after his arrival at the Davao International Airport, Duterte emphasized that it’s “not severance of ties”, but a “separation of foreign policy”.

Read more at http://www.mb.com.ph/duterte-explains-statement-on-severance-of-ties-with-us/#8Vo2MuoCDXUX2Vai.99

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