MANILA, Philippines — Malacaang on Monday defended President Rodrigo Duterte from those who called him out over a viral video showing him trying to touch his house helper who brought him a cake on his birthday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in an online briefing that the President’s action had no malice as it was just a display of Duterte’s sense of humor.
In a video circulating on social media, the President can be seenblowing a candle on top of a cup of rice. As a woman approached him seconds later while holding a small cake, Duterte seemingly attemptedto touch her lower body, prompting her to quickly move away from the President’s hand.
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