CHEERS TO STRONGER TIES. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe raise their glasses for a toast during the State Banquet at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on January 12, 2017. Also in the photo are (leftmost) Honeylet Avanceña, Akie Abe (second from right) and (rightmost) Senate President Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III. ALBERT ALCAIN/Presidential Photo
Signing of 2017 budget
Christmas at the People’s Palace
PICTURES: President Rody celebrates Christmas with PSG
IN PICTURES: PRRD Visits Wounded and Slain Soldiers in Zamboanga and Sulu
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IN PICTURES: President Duterte in New Zealand
PRRD meets Putin in Peru
President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet for the first time during a bilateral meeting at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru on November 19. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./ Presidential Photo