LIMA, Peru – President Duterte skipped two important events at the Asia-Pacific Economic Leaders’ Cooperation summit here over the weekend.
Citing jet lag, Duterte skipped what would have been his first traditional APEC family photo of heads of state Sunday. Leaders of the 21 APEC member economies issued the 2016 APEC Economic Leaders’ Declaration on that day.
Duterte also skipped the APEC gala dinner hosted by Peru President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Saturday because he was not feeling well.
The former Davao City Mayor was represented in the APEC family photo by Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. The APEC Economic Leaders’ family photo is a tradition at every APEC summit meant to show solidarity among the member economies.
Duterte also did not attend the APEC Economic Leaders’ Retreats, where heads of state divide themselves into smaller groups to facilitate discussion, earlier in the day.
The retreats are typically opportunities for leaders to freely discuss among themselves the topic set for the session.
Duterte said the summit was a “productive one, very informative for me being a first-timer in this kind of meeting.”
He met his “idol” Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time in the sidelines of the summit. He also met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the gathering a few weeks after his state visit to China.
Duterte flew all the way from Manila for more than 20 hours, making him lightheaded. Known for being nocturnal, the 71-year-old President said he could not stand falling asleep at the convention of the “greats” and decided to go back to his room to sleep. (Bernie Cahiles-Magkilat)
Pareng Digong’s FEIGNED “ailment” resulting to his inattendance of the APEC gala dinner and photo session was a masterstroke at delivering a DISCREET message to America and the rest of the participants in that annual meeting of heads of state of 21 major economies of the world: The ONLY TWO world leaders worth talking to (these days) are China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Of course, Digong paid his respects to the host, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (himself a newly-elected leader).
Digong has not yet even set foot in Russia, and already, Putin himself pledged to initially buy and import US$2.5 Billions of Philippine fruits, grains and vegetables as a “sweetener”, a most welcome bonanza for our poor farmers. How much more, when Digong accepts Putin’s personal invite to come to Russia in early 2017? From China, Digong received US$24 Billions last October 2016; and from Japan, US$1.9 Billions of investments in manufacturing and agriculture. And how much was the US dangling to us? a ludicrous US$66 million?! America is ONE BIG JOKE!
so what mas importante na nakausap nya ibang mga leaders
ingat na lang sa biyahe at sana posibo ang dala nyong balita pagbalik
pagbalik sigurado magulo na ang bansa
ikaw lang ang mgulo at utak mo!
buti nalang at naging positve ang lakad ng PRRD sa peru
mas panalo na nkikinig sa atin ang ibang mga lider ng malalaking bansa yan ang isa pang sagot sa pagunlad ng bayan
takot yang digonggong na yan kay obama eh!
walang kinakatakutan ang presidente namin!
Intindihin nalang natin ang kalusugan ng ating pangulo!
Wala naman problema kung di sya nakaattend sa iba kasi di naman nya sinadya eh!
Lahat nalang ginagawan ng issue! Eh sinabi na ngang masama yung pakiramdam nung pangulo eh!
duwag ka rin nman pala kay obama eh!
duwagin mo mukha mo, hindi alam ang nangari kaya ganun!
ikaw ang duwag,ano na ba ang napatunayan mo ha?
hindi nman importante ang gala dinner na yon kaya wag na lang lagyan ng malaking issue
sumama lang pakiramdam ng pangulo kaya wag na gawing big issue yon. pwd?
kaloka ang taong pilit binibigyan ng malaking issue ang hindi nman dpat.
may nararamdamn lang nun ang pangulo hindi naman niyan big deal
naging masama lang ang karamdamn ng pangulo kaya kung pwede naman sana itigil na ang pangbabatikos saknya
dutae na mana manahimik kana lang wala ka naman na kwenta!
ikaw ang manahimik dapt sayo maparusahn ni Duterte
ikaw ang manahimik walang isp!
dapt maintidihan natin na may edad na ang pangulo maging concern na man dapt tyo sa kalusugan niya
respituhin naman natin ang ating pangulo.
hindi naman yan nsusukat ang tagumpay na nagagawa ni digong.
walang kwenta tlaga ang pangulo nyo.
ikaw ang walang kwenta!tandaan mo yan.
lahat na lang binibigyan ng malisya,ganyan naba kayo kainggit ky digong.
pati kalusugan ni digong gagawin pang issue,mga naninira talaga oh.
patalsikin na yang salot sa dutiti..wala naman silbi.
yang kokote mong ang dapat patalsikin tutal wala naman yan laman.
hindi naman yan basehan sa mga nagawa ng ating pangulo.
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