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After posting on social media about killing Palestinian children, Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Teodoro Locsin Jr. apologized and said he was only being sarcastic.
“My apologies to those who did misconstrue my sentiments and did in fact get triggered — I obviously was not advocating for the literal death of anyone, but rather simply for the end of any ideology that condones terrorism in any way, shape or form,” he added. “There is no room in Philippine society, much more in the high offices of government, for the dangerous, bigoted, and Islamophobic rhetoric that is palpable in your now deleted statement,” said Adiong.
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