Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under fire for kissing an overseas Filipino worker during a public event with the Filipino community held in Seoul, South Korea.
On June 3, President Duterte was giving a speech to the Philippine workers at a hotel located in Seoul. Towards the end of the speech, Mr. Duterte abruptly said, "I'll give a book as a gift to someone who kisses me," and added, "Except for men."
He asked for a kiss in return for giving her a book…
President Duterte and the overseas worker's kiss scene was aired live via social media and local media, drawing huge controversy. Some condemned him saying, "This was the most disgusting thing I saw today."
Previously, Mr. Duterte had been slammed several times for his remarks degrading women.
During a business forum speech at ASEAN summit meeting held last January, he mentioned that when the Islamic State militant group(ISIS) recruits its members, “The come-on is that if you die a martyr, you go to heaven with 42 virgins waiting for you.” Then he went on, “If I could just make it a come-on also for those who’d like to go to my country. I'd like to have the virgins here, not in heaven.”
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