President Rodrigo Duterte will travel to Malaysia next week to meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Lucas Mathysse fight.
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said Duterte and the newly elected Prime Minister had talked over the phone before the start of Monday’s Cabinet meeting.
Roque said Duterte and Mahathir wanted to discuss about insurgency and terrorism, particularly the Islamic State or ISIS.
“Had a telephone talk with Mahathir before the Cabinet meeting. He wants to talk about insurgency and ISIS. We will be there on July 16. After the boxing, we will talk with Mahathir,” Roque quoted Duterte as saying.
Pacquiao is set to fight Mathysse for the WBA welterweight title on July 15 in Kuala Lumpur.
The boxer-turned-lawmaker is Duterte’s political ally, who also hails from Mindanao. With Evalea Casaljay