Duterte, Widodo reaffirm security
cooperation amid ISIS threat

President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo have reaffirmed the bilateral cooperation between their countries amid the growing threat posed by militant backers of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia, a Malacanang official said on Thursday, June 22.

In a press conference, Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said Duterte had a "productive and fruitful" phone conversation with Widodo where they both agreed to step up cooperation to address terrorism and violent extremism.