PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is considering to hold a press briefing at least once a month despite his earlier tirades against the media after he met with a select group of journalists at Malacañang Park after his State of the Nation Address on Monday.
“I’m considering,” Duterte was quoted as saying. “We’ll find [time]… once every month, [something] like that.”
During the meeting, the invited journalists were able to discuss a number of issues with Duterte, including his stance on climate change, his war on drugs and other issues.
Asked about his new eyeglasses, Duterte said he could not read the teleprompter during his Sona and that was the reason he misread some words and frequently departed from the prepared text of the speech.
“I got cross-eyed, I got double vision,” said Duterte, who at one point took a call from his daughter Veronica who was doing her school homework about his State of the Nation Address, discussing about the Moro struggle, his war on drugs and helping the poor.
At around midnight, Duterte toured the select reporters to some parts of Bahay Pangarap and even sang a few songs, just like he did when he was mayor Davao City.