MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday admitted he felt “downhearted” when he learned of talks that some military men planned to withdraw their support to him.
He even said he would willing to step down if he would no longer have the support of the military.
“I was really downhearted because I expected the military to perform. I said: I am here because I thought I could be of help to the nation, to the Philippines,” he said in Filipino in his weekly public address, “Talk to the People.”
“If we cannot work together, maybe we cannot work together on bigger things. What’s the point?” he added.
Duterte said that, during a command conference with the h…
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