{"id":168892,"date":"2018-07-02T22:03:23","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T02:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=168892"},"modified":"2018-07-02T22:03:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T02:03:23","slug":"malacanang-keeps-high-expectations-on-duterte-valles-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/02\/malacanang-keeps-high-expectations-on-duterte-valles-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaca\u00f1ang keeps \u2018high expectations\u2019 on Duterte-Valles meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_168893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-168893\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/duterte-valles_5b3a1b24165bf8_87088916.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-168893\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/duterte-valles_5b3a1b24165bf8_87088916.jpg\" alt=\"Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday said that it has \u201chigh expectations\u201d on the upcoming meeting between President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Romulo Valles. (PNA photo)\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-168893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday said that it has \u201chigh expectations\u201d on the upcoming meeting between President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Romulo Valles. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday said that it has \u201chigh expectations\u201d on the upcoming meeting between President Rodrigo R. Duterte and Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Romulo Valles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Well, very high po ang ating expectations<\/em>\u00a0(our expectations are very high), because there is a very good relation [sic] between the President of the CBCP and the President of the Republic, both of whom are natives of Davao,\u201d Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press briefing in Maasin, Southern Leyte.<\/p>\n<p>Roque, a member of Duterte\u2019s four-man team tasked to dialogue with religious leaders, confirmed that the President and Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles will meet Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher \u201cBong\u201d Go earlier said that Duterte might meet Valles next week.<\/p>\n<p>The four-man panel was formed in a bid to build a \u201cworking relationship\u201d between the government and the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>Church, Reds team up vs. Duterte?<\/p>\n<p>Roque, meanwhile, raised the thought that Church leaders may have been teaming up with communist rebels to oust Duterte.<\/p>\n<p>He said that some Church leaders might not be \u201caccepting\u201d of Duterte since their preferred presidential candidate lost during elections.<\/p>\n<p>Roque, however, did not name any particular candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Alam n\u2019yo naman talaga iyong patutsada ng simbahan eh nagsimula naman iyon noong natalo iyong kandidato nila noong eleksyon<\/em>\u00a0(You know, the Church\u2019s attacks started when their preferred candidate lost the elections),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Baka marami nga sa kanila ay hindi nila tatanggapin si Presidente, kaya nga hindi malayo na magkaisa iyong ilan sa kanila diyan sa CPP-NPA na patalsikin si Presidente Duterte<\/em>\u00a0(Perhaps a lot of them cannot accept the President, that\u2019s why it\u2019s not impossible that they team up with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People\u2019s Army to impeach President Duterte),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday said that it has \u201chigh expectations\u201d on the upcoming meeting between President Rodrigo R. 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