Filipina in SoKor says Duterte kiss no malice: ‘Pampakilig sa mga audience’

The Filipino woman kissed by President Rodrigo Duterte in an official event in South Korea said there was no malice in the act.

“Walang malisya yun,” said the lady, who introduced herself as Bea Kim in a video published on Facebook by the Philippine News Agency.

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In the video, Kim said she has been living in South Korea for seven years, married to a Korean with two daughters.

After narrating how the kiss happened, Kim said, “Yung kiss, twist lang yun. Pampakilig sa mga audience. Walang ibig sabihin yun, promise. Walang ibig sabihin – sa akin, sa kanya, walang ibig sabihin.”

On Sunday evening, the President surprised most everybody by kissing a Filipina. "Wag niyo dibdibin yun," Duterte said, but netizens on Twitter were already making their opinions known. — LA/RSJ, GMA News