MANILA, Philippines —President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks disowning credit for the return of the historic Balangiga Bells to the country highlights his “humility,” Malacañang said Friday. “The recent remarks of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte disowning credit for the successful return of the Balangiga Bells to the country after more than a century outside of Philippine soil highlights the style of the Chief Executive: action-oriented and no-frill public service marked by humility,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT“The President’s statement also shows his sincerity in upholding sovereignty through the use of diplomacy as a leverage to achieve what the country rightly and truly deserves,” he added. It can be recalled that Duterte, during his second State of the Nation Address, called on the US government to return the bells which were taken as war booties during the Philippine-American war. It was steps that finally reached the pedestal.” /mufADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 14, 2018 06:22 UTC