PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will not have a bilateral meeting with US counterpart Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Conference in Da Nang, Vietnam but will have one in Manila, which will host the Association of Southeast Asian (Asean) Summit next week, a Philippine official said on Thursday.

"Hindi dito, pagdating sa Manila na [They will not meet here (Vietnam) but when they arrive in Manila]," Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez told reporters.

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