MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday was heckled as he attended his first Independence Day rites in Kawit, Cavite.
Duterte had just started speaking at the window of the historic Aguinaldo Shrine when a group of people heckled him, with some shouting, “Duterte traydor (traitor).”
The President was initially caught off guard with the heckling but still continued with his speech.
“Our Constitution guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of assembly and free expression,” Duterte said.
Protesters disrupt President Duterte’s speech here in Kawit, Cavite pic.twitter.com/uqsFl8rcFZ— Pia Gutierrez (@pia_gutierrez) June 12, 2018
Duterte also ordered law enforcers to “just deal with them peacefully and with maximum tolerance.”
“We cannot agree at all times for all seasons,” he said.
“We may not understand each other, at least there is a common denominator between us, and that is love for our country. Nobody can ever question ang pagmamahal ko sa bayan.”
Today’s Independence Day rites in Cavite was the first for Duterte as the country’s chief executive, as he missed last year’s commemoration at the Rizal Park.
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