Despite martial law now in place in Mindanao, President Rodrigo Duterte said he will push through with his last foreign trip to Japan by June.
“I have to go to Japan. That plane is very expensive. I’ll look for another cheaper way of going there. Naano na eh, napuno na. But this will be my last. I won’t travel anymore after this,” Duterte said after his trip to Russia was cut short this week.
Citing fatigue, Duterte said that he won’t be pushing with his other trips to other countries for the meantime.
“Pagod na talaga ako. [I’m really tired]. But the last is Japan and if I sign anything there for the execution of somebody, I will say done in Japan this 7th day of June.”
Duterte will be leaving the country from June 5 to 7, where he is expected to talk during the 23rd International Conference on the Future of Asia at Tokyo.
