President Rodrigo Duterte looked so crisp and sharp on his
first day at the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.
In a photo shared by the Presidential Photographers
Division, President Duterte was wearing an electric blue suit and a properly
tied necktie.
The Chief Executive attended the ASEAN Summit plenary
session and the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding between the
ASEAN and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association on November 2,
2019.
Last month, the President was
criticized for reportedly appearing a "bit unkempt" during his
meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow.
"Rodrigo #Duterte showed up
a bit unkempt for the meeting with the Russian PM Medvedev in Moscow and the
Russian internet is having a blast: "Did he drink all night?",
"Did he just leave the pub?",
"Do Filipinos know what a (state visit) protocol is?" people
ask," Czech journalist Pavel Vondra said
Malacanang came to the rescue and
explained that the President loosened his tie
because he felt suffocated.
“President
Duterte does not look unkempt. What those kibitzers referred to was the way he
wore his tie. He loosened it up. He feels suffocated and uncomfortable if the
tie is tightly in place in the collar,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador
Panelo said in a statement last month.
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