{"id":204645,"date":"2019-03-01T04:52:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=204645"},"modified":"2019-03-01T04:52:05","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T09:52:05","slug":"panelo-recalls-pompeo-likening-duterte-to-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/03\/01\/panelo-recalls-pompeo-likening-duterte-to-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Panelo recalls Pompeo likening Duterte to Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and US President Donald Trump discuss matters during a bilateral meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on November 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo told the media on Friday, March 1, that United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo once made a comparison between United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.<\/p>\n

“I remember when the President was talking about what he is doing for this country, pati iyong mga <\/i>controversial na galaw niya, pati iyong <\/i>cursing niya <\/i>(even his controversial moves and his cursing),\u00a0the Secretary of State said, \u2018You\u2019re just like our president!\u2019 Eh, \u2018di tawanan kami <\/i>(That made us laugh),” <\/i>Panelo said in a press briefing in <\/b>Malaca\u00f1ang.<\/p>\n

“Siguro<\/i>\u00a0(Maybe) [it is] the style of the President \u2013 prangka, walang sini-sino, kahit sino pwedeng labanan <\/i>(frank, argues with anyone regardless of who they are). ‘Di ba ganoon si<\/i> Mr. Trump (is like that, right)? Against all flags,” he added.<\/p>\n

It can be recalled last April 2017 that the American President praised Duterte through a phone call for his “unbelievable job on the drug problem,” which the White House described as a “very friendly conversation.”<\/p>\n

[READ: White House: Duterte, Trump have \u2018warm rapport\u2019<\/a>]<\/p>\n

During the gala dinner of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit 2017, with the Philippines being the chair, Duterte had a duet with veteran singer Pilita Corrales’ as she sang “Ikaw<\/i> (You),” granting the ‘request’ of Trump for him to sing.<\/p>\n

“Ladies and gentlemen, I sang uninvited, a duet with Ms. Pilita Corrales upon the orders of the commander-in-chief of the United States,” Duterte earlier said.<\/p>\n

[READ: Light moments: ASEAN Summit 2017 Edition<\/a>]<\/p>\n

The Philippine President also praised his US counterpart in March 2018 for reportedly wanting to follow his style in fighting illegal drugs, which earned a lot of condemnation not only locally but also internationally.<\/p>\n

On Thursday night, Duterte met Pompeo at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City and had a discussion where the two “reaffirmed the long-standing US-Philippines alliance” and talked about “ways to improve cooperation on regional security and counterterrorism,” according to US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Robert Palladino.<\/p>\n

Pompeo then met \u00a0Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr.\u00a0on Friday and had a “productive meeting with frank exchanges” on the future of the two countries’ alliance and regional issues of security and economy.<\/p>\n

Asked by reporters whether or not Duterte will make a visit to the U.S., Locsin said, “specific dates will have to wait for the end of the elections.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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