President Rodrigo R. Duterte said Thursday he would spend the holidays working to ensure that communities battered by Typhoon Odette would receive their much-needed assistance.

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“Maski ngayong Pasko, magta-trabaho pa rin ako at marami akong pupuntahan yung mga lugar na gutom yung tao, may sakit na, at hindi nakakain,” he said in a speech in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

Duterte said the government would work “overtime”, noting that it is the least he could do to help his fellow Filipinos at a time of crisis. READ ,MORE