Philippine President Duterte said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offered to provide missiles to his country during the latter’s visit to the country last week.
By Albert Alcain (Presidential Photographers Division, Presidential Communications Operations Office, Office of the President; through Philippine Information Agency) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
However, he rejected Abe’s offer.
“Actually, sinabi ko kay Abe, hindi ko na kailangan ‘yang mga missile-missile… because as you would see now, sometimes it’s (Russian President) Vladimir Putin, he is very conciliatory and now (United States president-elect Donald) Trump is almost also (conciliatory),” he added.