(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said he will discuss with Chinese President Xi Jinping his concerns over the conflict in Ukraine spilling over into Asia and dragging the Philippines into the "vortex of a war."

In a speech in Lapu-Lapu City Thursday, Duterte revealed that he and Xi are scheduled to have a meeting on April 8. He did not specify if the meeting was to be face-to-face or by phone.

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