PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said terrorism dominated the talks during the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and Related Summits in Manila. In a news conference at the conclusion of the Asean meetings, Duterte said world leaders were concerned about the threat of terrorism in the Southeast Asian region. “Half of the time during the interventions [what was being discussed]actually was the issue of terrorism. Everybody’s scared with the new vogue of dying suddenly in the explosion or whatever,” he said. The Philippine government itself had just concluded a five-month battle against terrorists who occupied Marawi City in Lanao del Sur.

Source: Manila Times November 15, 2017 16:30 UTC