Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
MANILA (ANN): President Rodrigo Duterte has banned another United States lawmaker from entering the Philippines.
Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo confirmed Wednesday (Jan 1) that Duterte banned Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts for calling for the release of Sen Leila de Lima, and for supporting the entry ban to the US of Filipino officials believed to have had a hand in her detention.
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