Early last week, President Benigno Aquino 3rd was telling everybody—from the Vietnamese ambassador to guests at the 2013 Apolinario Mabini Awards in Malacañang—that he was pushing through with his Sept. 3 visit to China.

The media reported the trip on Wednesday, and quoted the President saying, “Bibiyahe ho tayo next week. Mahaba hong biyahe sa China. Alis akong alas singko ng umaga; balik ho nang alas singko ng hapon. Ayaw nating ma-overstay ang welcome natin doon (We are traveling next week. It will be a long trip to China. I will leave at 5 a.m., back at 5 p.m. We don’t want to wear out their welcome).”

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