ONE NATION UNDER GOD: Abe to Duterte

<b><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">'</span><a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Japan</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> stands with the Philippines when Your Excellency and people of the Philippines are overcoming this difficulty in solidarity,' Japanese Prime Minister </span><a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Shinzo Abe</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"> says in a message to President Duterte</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "roboto" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 17px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">MANILA, Philippines – </span><a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Japan</a><span style="font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"> on Saturday, September 3, expressed solidarity with the Philippines following the </span><a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145033-explosion-roxas-night-market-davao-city" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;" target="_blank">bombing incident </a><span style="font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">in Davao City, the hometown of President</span><a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Rodrigo Duterte</a><span style="font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
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The Japanese government said it will "continue to closely cooperate with the Philippines in tackling terrorism."</div>
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In his message to Duterte, Japanese Prime Minister <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Shinzo Abe</a> said, <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />"I cannot help feeling indignation to learn that a bombing incident by terrorism caused numerous casualties in Davao City where Your Excellency served as the mayor for many years."</div>
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"Such terrorist attacks will never be allowed whatever the reason is. I firmly condemn it. On behalf of the Government and people of <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Japan</a>, I would like to pray for the deceased, and express my heartfelt sympathy to the injured and their families," he added.</div>
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Police said 14 people were killed and 67 others injured in the attack at the Davao City night market on Friday night, September 2. Some of the victims remain in critical condition.</div>
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"<a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Japan</a> stands with the Philippines when Your Excellency and people of the Philippines are overcoming this difficulty in solidarity," said Abe, who is expected to have a <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/144713-duterte-meeting-putin-abe-modi-asean-summit" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;" target="_blank">bilateral meeting with Duterte</a> at the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related Summits in Vientiane, Laos, next week.</div>
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Japanese Foreign Minister <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Fumio Kishida</a> also sent a message to his Philippine counterpart, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay, over the <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing#" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;">Davao bombing</a>.</div>
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"I am deeply shocked to learn that a bombing incident caused numerous casualties in Davao City. I firmly condemn this terrorist act in the strongest terms," Kishida said.</div>
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"I would like to pray for the deceased, and express my heartfelt sympathy to the injured and their families," he added.</div>
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The <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145046-us-condoles-victims-davao-explosion-september-2016" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;" target="_blank">United States and Australia </a>have also condemned the attack and expressed their condolences to the families of the victims.</div>
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Police confirmed on Saturday night that the blast was <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145114-pnp-ied-cause-davao-bombing" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;" target="_blank">caused by an improvised explosive device</a>. It has yet to validate the claim of the Abu Sayyaf that it was<a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145045-abu-sayyaf-responsibility-davao-explosion" style="background: 0px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #e76229; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.2s ease;" target="_blank">responsible for the attack</a>. </div>
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SOURCE: <a href="http://www.rappler.com/nation/145125-japan-solidarity-philippines-davao-bombing" target="_blank">RAPPLER</a></div>
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