Duterte, in a speech in Davao City, reiterated that due to this development, he decided to go to China and Russia for help. He then praised the two world superpowers for extending assistance without asking for anything in return. “To this day, ni papel o lapis walang hiningi ang China pati Russia (China and Russia have not asked for anything, even a piece of paper or a pencil),”Duterte said.

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