{"id":166286,"date":"2018-06-06T04:07:27","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T08:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=166286"},"modified":"2018-06-06T04:07:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T08:07:27","slug":"duterte-said-they-enjoyed-controversial-kiss-people-are-just-envious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/06\/duterte-said-they-enjoyed-controversial-kiss-people-are-just-envious\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte said they ‘enjoyed’ controversial kiss; people are just envious"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Duterte who received many criticisms from netizens and some solons for his kissing act in Soth Korea during a visit to the Filipino community there defended that the community also “enjoyed” it (ACE MORANDANTE\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the President recently topped headlines and trending topics because of his kiss gimmick on Sunday, June 3, he recently said that he and the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) enjoyed the kiss and that others are just envious.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing\u2026 a simple kiss, you cause an uproar. Inggit lang \u2018yan sila. Sabihin mo sa kanila palitan nila pustiso nila<\/em> (They are only envious. Tell them to replace their dentures),\u201d President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said after arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Wednesday, June 6.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe enjoyed it [kissing],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte who received many criticisms from netizens and some solons for his kissing act in South Korea during a visit to the Filipino community there defended that the community also \u201cenjoyed\u201d it.<\/p>\n

(Read: Duterte\u2019s \u2018kiss gimmick\u2019 draws flak online<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was showbiz and everybody enjoyed it. I do not do it in public if there is malice, I would pull the woman down somewhere along the empty hall there,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can only generate an emotion if I kiss a woman I love. Any other stranger is pure showbiz,\u201d Duterte continued.<\/p>\n

The President also recalled his years as mayor of Davao City, during which he \u201ckissed every woman.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLips to lips\u2026 Hindi lang \u2018yan<\/em> (not only) smack. \u2018Yung ibang babae gusto talaga ng<\/em> romance. Style ko \u2018yan eh. Maghanap kayo ng ibang<\/em> style ninyo<\/em> (Other women they really want romance. That is my style. Find your own style),\u201d he further defended.<\/p>\n

Duterte also mentioned resigning from his post if there are enough protests and complaints against the incident.<\/p>\n

“If there are enough women to… Well I think if all women here would sign a petition for me to resign, I will resign,” he added<\/p>\n

Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. in a television interview already downplayed the incident as an \u201cact of endearment.\u201d He also said that no party was offended, noting that Bea Kim, the OFW that was kissed by Duterte, expressed that she was \u201chonored\u201d by the act.<\/p>\n

(Read: Palace: Presidential kiss an act of endearment<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she\u2019s not complaining, I don\u2019t think anyone else should,\u201d he added in a press briefing.<\/p>\n

According to Duterte during the event, the kiss was just a gimmick to make everyone happy. Kim, who is married to a Korean with two children, in an interview also clarified that the kiss meant nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cGinawa lang namin \u2018yung<\/em> kiss pampakilig ng<\/em> audience. Walang ibig sabihin \u2018yun<\/em>, promise. Sa akin at sa kanya, walang ibig sabihin \u2018yun (We just kissed for the audience. It has no meaning, promise. To me or to him, there is not meaning),\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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