Mayor Duterte, Ramon Bautista end rift
MANILA, Philippines - Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and comedian Ramon Bautsita have ended their rift.
On Instagram, Bautista posted a photo of the mayor giving him an autograph.
“"Ramon, si Rodrigo ito..." ang bungad nya. Tapos nag usap kami... and there was peace <3 #MabuhayKaRinMayor #RespectForThisCoolGuy #LoveFriendshipAndGoodwill #WorldPeace thank you@gangmanila for making it happen<3,” he said in the caption.
The rift between the two started after Bautista was quoted saying “Tama! Ang daming hipon dito sa Davao, alright,” in a program for Kadayawan festival. This remark irked Davaoenos, including Duterte.
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Although Bautista apologized the same night when he made the remark, Bautista was declared by Duterte as persona non grata in Davao City.
Related: Davao City declares Ramon Bautista as persona non grata
The comedian has accepted the mayor's decision and said, “humihingi po ako ng paumanhin sa aking nagawa. Tatanggapin ko po kung anumang maging consequence ko kahihinatnan ng pagkakamaling ito. Taos puso po akong nagpapakumbaba sa pagpapaumanhin at humihingi ng kapatawaran sa inyo lahat.”
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