Saying he has been 'humbled' by the toll of the coronavirus outbreak, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, May 4, delivered a rare apology for lashing out at business tycoons in the past.
APOLOGY. President Rodrigo Duterte gives updates on the government's efforts in addressing the coronavirus disease on May 4, 2020. Malacañang photo
MANILA, Philippines – Saying he has been"humbled" by the toll of the coronavirus outbreak, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, May 4, delivered a rare apology for lashing out at business tycoons in the past. The President apologized in particular to the Ayala group and businessman Manuel V Pangilinan , with whom he had feuded with for months over supposedly"onerous" provisions inI'm ready to talk and I'll be reasonable. ' talk to Ayalas and Pangilinan, I apologize for the hurting words. If you can find it in your heart to forgive me," Duterte said as he joked he would"undercut to God" should the businessmen refuse to accept his apology.
Duterte made the peace overture during a late night address on the government's coronavirus response, where he thanked big business for contributing crucial resources to combat the outbreak. It was only months before the outbreak when Duterte threatened the Ayalas and MVP that he would jail, take over their water businesses,
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