A face mask-wearing Pres. Duterte was seen at the Uniqlo store in Causeway Bay in Hongkong today , Oct. 6, at about 7:30 p.m with companion Honeylet Avanceña and daughter Kitty accompanied by about 20 Filipino and Hongkong security escorts.
We texted and called up Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque for confirmation of the President’s trip to Hongkong but he didn’t reply. Malacañang reporters said he told them earlier at about 5 p.m that “the President is in Davao.”
The source said four of the security escorts walked closely with Bong Go, special assistant to the President. One of the Filipino bodyguards “carrying a bundle of cash” paid for the purchases of the presidential party.
The source also said she did not recognize Duterte right away because of the face mask he was wearing but her curiosity was aroused by the presence of many security escorts in the Men’s clothing section where she was looking for an item. She realized immediately after that the masked person a few feet away from her was Duterte.
She said the presidential group went next to the Ladies section on the second floor
This Hongkong trip comes three days after the President admitted he had undergone endoscopy and colonoscopy three weeks ago. Last Wednesday he said he was back at Cardinal Santos Hospital in San Juan for tissue sample test.
He said, “If it’s cancer, it’s cancer. And if it’s third stage, no more treatment. I will not prolong my agony in this office or anywhere.”
Here are the photos:
Later in the evening, Go posted also in Facebook photos of the Presidential party in Hongkong today :
and i thought we are on “ALERT”for “RED OCTOBER”………..
hongkong being part of china, I would have thought china would give digong open cheque book, that he can christmas shop anywhere in china and its territories for free.
after all, digong has given china the west phil sea, the benham rise, the joint maritime explorations that mainly benefit china, contracts awarded to chinese firms that bring their own chinese workers that take jobs from pinoys, the rights to refuel in dabaw as many times and maybe without paying fuel bills, lol! friends kasi and friends forever, and free christmas shopping in hongkong is the lest china can do, give some back to duterte in return for duterte’s innumerable gifts to china. one good turn deserves another, ika.
instead, digong has to pay for his own christmas shopping. that sucks talaga.