MANILA - The President's spokesman on Monday said he supports cutting diplomatic relations with Iceland after it called for a United Nations investigation on the administration’s anti-narcotics campai
MANILA - The President's spokesman on Monday said he supports cutting diplomatic relations with Iceland after it called for a United Nations investigation on the administration’s anti-narcotics campaign.
"Kung wala silang gagawin kundi siraan lang tayo ng siraan sa mga kalakaran na hindi naman batay sa mga tunay na pangyayari sa ating bayan."“Ano ba'ng relasyon natin sa Iceland in the first place? Halos wala naman tayo... Ni wala nga tayong embassy doon eh, wala rin sila dito,” he said. Duterte earlier slammed Iceland over its actions, saying that the European country simply does not understand the problems faced by the Philippines.
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