Duterte open to accepting refugees affected by US ban

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/30/013017_du302.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he delivers a speech to the members of the Philippine Army during a visit at the army headquarters in Taguigon October 4, 2016. <em>Romeo Ranoco, Reuters</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is open to accepting refugees into the country &quot;in the name of humanity.&quot;</p><p>In a press briefing that started late Sunday evening, Duterte said he would take in refugees who were affected by President Donald Trump&#x27;s order restricting admission of refugees from certain predominantly Muslim countries.</p><p>&quot;Ako, in the name of humanity and God, we&#x27;ll have to make some adjustments,&quot; the president said.</p><p>&quot;If there is a compelling reason for us to offer sanctuary, I am one of those na, okay lang ako sa walang mapuntahan na. If they cannot go anywhere anymore except to face death by hunger.&quot;</p><p>However, the president clarified that Congress would need to approve the measure before the country can take in refugees.</p><p>Duterte added that he would not interfere with Trump&#x27;s policies, the same way the new U.S. administration has not interfered with his war on drugs.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/01/29/17/how-trumps-abrupt-immigration-ban-sowed-confusion-at-airports-agencies">RELATED STORY: How Trump&#x27;s abrupt immigration ban sowed confusion at airports, agencies</a></li></ul>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is open to accepting refugees into the country "in the name of humanity."</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is open to accepting refugees into the country "in the name of humanity."

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Duterte open to accepting refugees affected by US ban

Duterte open to accepting refugees affected by US ban

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Published Jan 30, 2017 07:24 AM PHT

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