Malacañang on Tuesday dismissed a reported contradiction between statements of President Rodrigo Duterte and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop when the two met last week in Davao City.

"There was no contradiction between the Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and the Philippine President, just a difference in perspective," presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement on Tuesday.

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