(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines would “stand by and protect” Bahrain as it was in the country’s “national interest” to do so.
“It is in our national interest that we..support and defend Bahrain,” he told around 4000 Filipinos who gathered at the Khalifa Sports Center on his last day of visit to Bahrain.
According to Duterte, Bahrain was, after all, a place where there are Filipinos.
He said he has already “given his promise and commit(ment)” for this to the Bahrain government, including Emir Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
“Nagpasalamat ako sa kanila from the bottom of my heart,” he said.