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WATCH: Duterte expresses opposition to gay marriage

April 17, 2017 | 7:37pm

WATCH: Duterte expresses opposition to gay marriage

President Rodrigo Duterte expresses concern over problems encountered by Filipinos abroad in his speech during the meeting with the Filipino community at the Khalifa Sports City in Bahrain on April 14, 2017.

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MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, expressed his opposition to same-sex unions, reversing anew his statement made on the campaign trail.

Speaking to the Filipinos in Bahrain on April 14, Duterte suggested that there is no need to tinker with marriage laws in the Philippines to allow homosexual unions.

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— Video report by Efigenio Toledo IV; Text by Kristian Javier

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