PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said he is "hurt" by what is happening in Russia, which is at war with Ukraine, because Russian President Vladimir Putin is his "personal friend."

In a public address before Cabinet and local officials in Tacloban City, Leyte last Thursday, the President also said he will not let the country meddle in other nations' fight.

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