RODRIGO DUTERTE. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends the ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Vientiane on September 7, 2016. Photo by Ye Aung Thu/AFP
VIENTIANE, Laos – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Barack Obama "briefly spoke" at a holding room before a gala dinner on Wednesday, September 7, a Philippine official said.
Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Spokesman Charles Jose confirmed this on Wednesday evening, quoting one of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's advisers.
Jose said he was quoting information from Duterte peace adviser Jesus Dureza.
"I think na-iron out na ang kanilang differences," Jose said. (I think they have ironed out their differences.)
Jose added that it "is important" for Duterte and Obama to have talked because of concerns that the US has recently aired.
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