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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1432506" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>SEOUL -- President Rodrigo Duterte again courted controversy when he kissed a Filipino woman onstage during his meeting with the Filipino community here in Seoul Sunday.</p><p>By the end of his two-hour speech, Duterte called the unidentified woman from among the crowd to receive a copy of a book titled &quot;Altar of Secrets,&quot; which exposed supposed corruption in the Catholic Church. </p><p>“Huwag ang lalaki, may bayad &#x27;to. Halik,” the President told the cheering crowd, before motioning to the woman. </p><p>(Not a man, this is not for free. [You pay with] a kiss.)</p><p>“Handa ka naman makipaghalikan, halika!” he called to her. </p><p>(You seem ready to kiss, come here.)</p><p>The woman, who was clearly excited, then went onstage with another Filipina to receive the book authored by the late Aries Rufo.</p><p>&quot;Huwag kang mag-amen-amen dyan. Halika dito! Ang beso-beso?” Duterte told the woman, while pointing to his pouted lips.</p><p>When the woman was about to go down, the President asked her to stay.</p><p>&quot;Dalaga ka?&quot; asked Duterte. (Are you still single?)</p><p>&quot;Hindi. Married po,&quot; the woman said. (No, I&#x27;m married)</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Duterte gives a Filipina a kiss on the lips onstage after giving her a book exposing corruption in the Catholic Church <a href="https://t.co/FdG7AtdMOw">pic.twitter.com/FdG7AtdMOw</a></p>— Pia Gutierrez (@pia_gutierrez) <a href="https://twitter.com/pia_gutierrez/status/1003223289114705920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 3, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The President asked the woman if her husband was there. The Pinay said no. </p><p>Duterte, through hand gestures, asked the woman if she could kiss him on the lips, and said, &quot;Kaya mo sabihin na biro lang? (Can you tell your husband that this is just a joke?)&quot; </p><p>The people in the crowd were cheering while the President kissed the married Pinay.</p><p>&quot;Huwag ninyong dibdibin &#x27;yun. Ano lang &#x27;yun... pampasaya ng mga tao. gimmick,&quot; Duterte said. </p><p>(Don&#x27;t take it seriously. It&#x27;s just for fun, a gimmick.)</p><p>The incident caused negative reactions from netizens, many of whom found it unbecoming of a President.</p><p>Prior to this, the President mocked Catholic beliefs in his speech, while jokingly said about setting up a new religion.</p><p>“If God wants me to be President, I will be President. The God that I believe in, &#x27;yung God kap*tahan yung istorya ng Katoliko, kalokohan,” he said. </p><p>“May bago tayong relihiyon, paglabas natin: Iglesia ni Rodrigo tayong lahat. Walang limit, may obligasyon ka sarili, make yourself happy,” Duterte said. <strong>-- with Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News</strong></p>

<p>President Rodrigo Duterte again courted controversy when he kissed a Filipino woman onstage during his meeting with the Filipino community here in Seoul Sunday.</p>

President Rodrigo Duterte again courted controversy when he kissed a Filipino woman onstage during his meeting with the Filipino community here in Seoul Sunday.