Go: Duterte yet to decide on Trump invite

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 08:57:57 +0000

Sen. Bong Go said yesterday that President Duterte has yet to decide on the invitation of United States President Donald Trump to attend a summit between the US and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 4.

“Sa pagkaalam ko, inimbitahan po siya, mayroon pong ASEAN summit na gaganapin sa Marso doon sa Las Vegas, at gustung-gusto po raw ni President Trump na imbitahan si Pangulong Duterte para dumalo doon sa ASEAN,” Go said.

He stressed that the US President has shown eagerness to see Duterte in the US-ASEAN summit.

“Matagal na niyang iniimbita si Pangulong Duterte, napakarami pong Pilipino sa America. Hindi ko pa po alam ang magiging desisyon po ng ating Pangulo kung tutuloy ba siya. Sa pagkaalam ko noon, as a matter of principle, ayaw talaga niyang pumunta,” he added.

Should he go to the US with Duterte, Go said that he is also interested in meeting Senators Dick Durbin and Patrick Leahy who introduced a US entry ban resolution against Filipino officials involved in Sen. Leila de Lima’s detention.

Go emphasized that the Duterte administration is not persecuting De Lima since “that it is not the President’s style to silence his critics.”

He, however, criticized the American lawmakers for m
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