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Unkempt? Presidential spokesman tells critics Duterte smells "refreshing"

Published 10/03/2019, 04:55 PM
Updated 10/03/2019, 05:00 PM
Unkempt? Presidential spokesman tells critics Duterte smells "refreshing"

MANILA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo
Duterte's spokesman defended him against critics who described
him as looking unkempt when he met with Russia's prime minister,
saying he is "very hygienic" and that "his body emits a
refreshing scent".
Salvador Panelo, who is travelling with Duterte in Russia,
challenged "kibitzers" to try to be close to the president to
find out how he smells.
"That's what ladies tell me when they kiss PRRD, that he
smells good", Panelo said, referring to President Rodrigo Roa
Duterte, who is in Russia for a working visit.
Pavel Vondra, an editor at CRo Plus radio, on Thursday
posted on Twitter a photo of Duterte shaking hands with Russian
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as he called out the Philippine
leader for showing up "a bit unkempt".
Photos and video of the meeting showed Duterte in a
ill-fitting suit with his necktie hanging loose.
Vondra, in his tweet, said "The Russian internet is having a
blast: 'Did he drink all night?', 'Did he just leave the pub?',
'Do Filipinos know what a (state visit) protocol is?' people
ask."
Coming to Duterte's defence, Panelo said the president
merely loosened his tie because "he feels suffocated and very
uncomfortable".
"PRRD dresses up for comfort, he is not particular on
unsettling other people", Panelo said.
Duterte, 74, once said he had never owned a suit and does
not wear socks.
The firebrand leader typically wears a polo shirt, jeans and
slip-on loafers, and on formal occasions has dressed in a
barong, a traditional long-sleeved Filipino shirt, and suits.
Filipinos are drawn to Duterte's no-nonsense,
man-of-the-people style, which sits oddly with the pomp and
protocol he encounters in the international political arena.

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