“I will insist, “listen to me, this is what the problem is”.
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Philippine equities sank more than any other regional stocks last month, completely erasing the rally that had taken place since pugnacious President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June.
He has lashed out at statements from the United Nations and the USA, responding to comments from U.S. ambassador Philip Goldberg by calling him a homosexual.
That prompted Washington to summon officials from the Philippine embassy to complain.
Filipinos living and working outside the country sent home a record $13.2 billion in remittances, a major driver of the Southeast Asian nation’s household consumption, in the first half of 2016.
Arnedo Valera of Migrant Heritage Commission (MHC) is actively coordinating the prayer vigil/rally to be held on September 11 to show USPRCP’s “support to the national leadership of President Duterte and to the members of the Philippine National Police and military in their quest to end the drug menace in the Philippines”.
The Asean summit will be Duterte’s first global gathering since he was elected, and a chance for him to also potentially meet with leaders from China. China has been incensed by a ruling against its claims in the South China Sea by an worldwide court, a case initiated by Manila.
Mr. Duterte said he would also hold talks with China, which will be represented at the Laos meeting by Premier Li Keqiang.
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Duterte said that this first flow of workers returning to the country would bring back more nationals, while pledging to create jobs for the growing labor force, which, according to him, would boost the economy.
