No personal U.S. trips for Cabinet members too, says Panelo

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'We have to defer to the President's wishes,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo.

DUTERTE CABINET. President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet officials at the start of the 45th Cabinet Meeting in Malacañang Palace on January 6, 2020. Malacañang photo

Duterte announced on Wednesday night, January 29, that no Cabinet member would be allowed to go to the US"indefinitely," his latest move after threatening to scrap theThe Philippine chief likened the move to a"boycott," his next step in"toning down" bilateral ties with the country's oldest and most powerful ally, after the US government's cancellation of Senator Ronald dela Rosa's visa.

He claimed that his decision to terminate the two countries' military pact was also anchored on the US Senate's adoption of a resolution that seeks Global Magnitsky Act sanctions against Philippine officials involved in extrajudicial killings and the detention of Senator Leila de Lima. The move to bar Cabinet members from travelling to America, Duterte added, was in line with his desire to"slowly tone down" the Philippines' bilateral relations with the US.

 

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palabas lang yan...punta sila europa...pero iba sa kanila may mga properties sa us...who will stop them?

Huh? Alam ba niyang nandoon si Sara Duterte? So si Sara lng ang pwede? 😒

defer defer... di na nyo ginagamit sarili nyong utak... kawawang mga pilipino

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