MANILA, Philippines — “China remains to be our benefactor. Just because we have a conflict with China doesn’t mean to say that we have to be rude and disrespectful,” President Rodrigo
“As a matter of fact, we have many things to thank China for the help in the past and the help that it is giving us now,” he added, speaking partly in Filipino.
Duterte’s remarks come at the heels of a statement made by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. demanding China toThe president has repeatedly asserted that theDuterte even said the Philippines owed a “debt of gratitude” to China because of the COVID-19 vaccines it had donated to the country.The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews.