President Rodrigo Duterte will not be swayed into releasing 130 political prisoners, saying the peace talks may not push through.

“We're playing a poker game here. Maubos ang baraha ko. I-release ko lahat iyan ano pa ang pag-usapan namin [I will lose all my cards if I release them all]?" Duterte told reporters at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Bicol International Airport in Legazpi City.

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