PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte expressed his appreciation for his new allies, Russia and China, because they respected Philippine sovereignty.

"I’m sure Russia could come here and look for viable businesses. We do not consider the distance as a limit in our friendship, in our desire to be a partner of Russia and the rest of the eastern countries in trade and commerce," Duterte said in an exclusive interview aired on Russia Today on Friday.

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