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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte witnesses the exchange of signed agreements between the representatives of the Philippines and Bahrain during a ceremony at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte chats with His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa upon entering the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain for the signing of agreements ceremony on April 13, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is introduced to the different Ministers of Bahrain and members of the Royal Family upon his arrival at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is accompanied by His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa as he walks past the honor guards during the welcome ceremony at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is ushered by His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa to the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain for the signing of agreements ceremony on April 13, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is accompanied by His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa as he sings the Philippine national anthem during the welcome ceremony at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is ushered by His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa to the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain for the signing of agreements ceremony on April 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa engage in a conversation prior to the signing ceremony of agreements between the Philippines and Bahrain at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is introduced to the different Ministers of Bahrain and members of the Royal Family upon his arrival at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa engage in a conversation prior to the signing ceremony of agreements between the Philippines and Bahrain at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa witness the exchange of signed agreements between Foreign Affairs Acting Secretary Enrique Manalo and Bahrain Minister of Finance Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa during a ceremony at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. The signed agreement amends the convention between both countries for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is accompanied by His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa as he walks past the honor guards during the welcome ceremony at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is accompanied by His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa as he sings the Philippine national anthem during the welcome ceremony at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Bahrain Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed exchange signed agreements during a ceremony at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. The signed agreement intends to amend and supplement the Air Services Agreement between both countries. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte meets the Ministers of Bahrain during a lunch hosted by His Royal Highness Shaikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is treated to a lunch by His Royal Highness Shaikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte poses with the staff of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Bahrain on April 13, 2017 where he was treated to a lunch by His Royal Highness Shaikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte meets with officers of the Nader & Ebrahim Sons of Hassan Company W.L.L. before the start of their meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte witnesses the signing of agreements between AMA Group Holdings Corporation Founder Dr. Amable Aguiluz V and Nader & Ebrahim Sons of Hassan Company W.L.L. Chairman Ebrahim Hassan Mubarak Al Ameer during a ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. Both parties agreed to expand their agricultural operation in Mindanao, particularly in Davao. Also in the photo are Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez and Philippines Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ver. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte witnesses the exchange of signed agreements between AMA Group Holdings Corporation Founder Dr. Amable Aguiluz V and Nader & Ebrahim Sons of Hassan Company W.L.L. Chairman Ebrahim Hassan Mubarak Al Ameer during a ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. Both parties agreed to expand their agricultural operation in Mindanao, particularly in Davao. Also in the photo are Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez and Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ver. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is introduced to the different Ministers of Bahrain and members of the Royal Family upon his arrival at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. ACE MORANDANTE/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa witness the signing of agreements between Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Bahrain Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed during a ceremony at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. The signed agreement intends to amend and supplement the Air Services Agreement between both countries. REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and His Royal Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa engage in a conversation prior to the signing ceremony of agreements between the Philippines and Bahrain at the Sakhir Palace in Bahrain on April 13, 2017. REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte speaks with Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa during their meeting at the VIP Lounge of the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is welcomed by Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa upon his arrival at the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. Bahrain is the second leg of the President’s series of visits to three countries in the Middle East after he has made a successful visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte introduces Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa during their meeting at the VIP Lounge of the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte listens intently as an Overseas Filipino Worker voices out her hardships while working abroad during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reiterates that he is bent on fulfilling the promises he declared during the campaign period in his speech during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte urges Filipinos to take part in his anti-corruption drive in his speech during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte sings along with an Overseas Filipino Worker who sang one of his favorite songs ‘Ikaw’ in an intermission number during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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Members of the Filipino Community based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are moved to tears as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte expressed his compassion towards his fellow countrymen in his speech during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte sings the Philippine national anthem during the meeting with the Filipino Community based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. Also in the photo is Foreign Affairs Acting Secretary Enrique Manalo. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte waves to well-wishers while disembarking from the Philippine Airlines Flight PR001 upon his arrival at the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte chats with members of his delegation while onboard Philippine Airlines Flight PR001 bound for Bahrain on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte waves goodbye as he boards Philippine Airlines Flight PR001 after capping off a successful visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. The President then proceeded to Bahrain, which is the second leg of a series of visits to three countries in the Middle East. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte grants Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III the opportunity to respond to the queries of the Overseas Filipino Workers based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the middle of his speech during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and members of his delegation sing the national anthem during the meeting with the Filipino Community based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is swarmed by supporters upon his arrival at the Marriot Hotel for the meeting with the Filipino Community based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shows a gesture of respect to the Filipino Community based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia whom he met at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III waves to well-wishers before entering the King Saud Guest Palace in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017 for a meeting with Shura Council Speaker Dr. Abdullah Bin Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh. The Labor Secretary, under the guidance of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has been instrumental to the repatriation of the ‘runaway’ Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as he engaged in talks with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Labor. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is accompanied by Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa as he walks past the honor guards upon his arrival at the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. Bahrain is the second leg of the President’s series of visits to three countries in the Middle East after he has made a successful visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte gets a warm welcome upon his arrival at the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. Bahrain is the second leg of the President’s series of visits to three countries in the Middle East after he has made a successful visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shares a light moment with Bahrain Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa and Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Alfonso Ver upon his arrival at the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. KING RODRIGUEZ/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte speaks with Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa during their meeting at the VIP Lounge of the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte arrives at the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. Bahrain is the second leg of the President’s series of visits to three countries in the Middle East after he has made a successful visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is offered a snack during the meeting with the officials of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce at their office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shakes hands with an official of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce upon his arrival at their office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is welcomed by an official of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce upon his arrival at their office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. SIMEON CELI JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte disembarks from the Philippine Airlines Flight PR001 upon his arrival at the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is welcomed by Bahrain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid Bin Ahmed Bin Mohamed Al Khalifa upon his arrival at the Bahrain International Airport on April 12, 2017. Bahrain is the second leg of the President’s series of visits to three countries in the Middle East after he has made a successful visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. REY BANIQUET/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte received applause from the officials of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce after he assured that the Philippines is a conducive environment for Saudi Arabian businesses to thrive in his speech during the meeting with the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce at their office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte arrives at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce Building in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017 for a meeting with the officials of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte raises his fist as he took the center stage during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is joined by Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence Go as supporters welcome him upon his arrival at the Marriot Hotel for the meeting with the Filipino Community based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./Presidential Photo |
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Supporters of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte wave Philippine flaglets upon the President’s arrival at the Marriot Hotel for the meeting with the Filipino Community based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte grants Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III the opportunity to respond to the queries of the Overseas Filipino Workers based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the middle of his speech during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh on April 12, 2017. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte reiterates that he has the sworn duty to protect the Filipinos in his speech during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte shares a light moment with members of his cabinet during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte displays a gesture of respect as he took the center stage during the meeting with the Filipino Community at the Marriot Hotel in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte receives a token from officials of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce following a fruitful meeting at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce Building in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte assures the officials of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce that the Philippines is a safe and conducive environment for their businesses to thrive in his speech during the meeting at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce Building in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and officials of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce listen as Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez delivers a message during their meeting at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce Building in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo |
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is swarmed by supporters upon his arrival at the Marriot Hotel for the meeting with the Filipino Community based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 12, 2017. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo |
