PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte wept for victims of the fire that hit the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) mall in his hometown of Davao City on Saturday night. Christopher Go, Special Assistant to the President, released the two photos of Duterte shedding tears on Sunday morning. The Palace also asked the public for prayers for the victims and their families in a separate statement from Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. “Our thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of the 37 missing persons of NCCC fire in Davao City yesterday [Saturday],” Roque said. “The President went unannounced last night to the NCCC mall and assured the relatives of the victims that the government would extend help.

Source: Manila Times December 24, 2017 06:00 UTC