Tag: state banquet

PHL, Malaysia have always overcome conflicts, retained “high level of friendship” — Malaysia PM Mahathir

(Eagle News) — While there can be “misunderstandings and conflicts” between the two nations, the Philippines and Malaysia have always been able to “overcome such conflicts” and “retain a very high level of friendship,”  Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday, March 7. Mahathir issued the statement after he gave a television interview in which he said the Philippines had no claim over Sabah, which his country annexed after its independence from the United […]

Watch: President Duterte says Indonesia is a “true friend,” a brother in state banquet for President Widodo

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte extols Indonesia as a brother and a “true friend” during the state banquet given in honor of President Joko Widodo of Indonesia.   This was held on Friday, April 28, during the Indonesian leader’s state visit to the Philippines. Widodo’s state visit was the second state visit received by President Duterte. The first was that of Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, who had also expressed support for the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship […]