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Duterte cancels trip to Brunei, but will attend ASEAN summit in Laos

Xinhua, September 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to cancel his trip to Brunei to focus on the security situation in Davao City where a powerful explosion killed 14 people and wounded almost 70 others on Friday night, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar announced on Saturday.

Andanar said Duterte will still attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders summit and related meetings in Vientiane, Laos next week.

He said he is not sure yet if Duterte will proceed with his trip to Indonesia after the ASEAN summit. Enditem