'You are not mercenaries': Duterte thanks military officers for service amid COVID19 crisis
MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday met with military officers to express his gratitude for their service to the country amid the coronavirus pandemic.
"Kaya bilib ako. Saludo ako kung ginawa ninyo. I'm not paying you. I know you are not mercenaries. You do not do it for money. You do it out of passion, for the love of country, because we are all Filipinos. And we know where we place ourselves when the time comes," he said.
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