President Rodrigo Roa Duterte watches as Apostolic Nuncio-Designate of the Holy See Most Reverend Charles John Brown, who is shown on-screen, presents his letter of credence to the President during the virtual presentation of credentials at the Malacañang Palace on December 14, 2020. KARL NORMAN ALONZO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO
PRESIDENT DUTERTE WELCOMES NEW APOSTOLIC NUNCIO, JAPANESE AMBASSADOR President Rodrigo Roa Duterte accepted the credentials Monday, December 14, of Vatican’s new Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines and Japan’s new ambassador to the country, hoping for stronger cooperation with those states in the coming years.
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In accepting the letter of credence of Most Reverend Charles John Brown in Malacañang, President Duterte said he looks forward to working closely with the Holy See to further advance the shared advocacies of migrants’ protection and climate action. “For the Philippines,
these issues are a matter of uplifting human dignity and securing the lives of the most disadvantaged,” he told the new Papal Nuncio. “There are an estimated 10 million Filipinos overseas with close to 3,500 in the Vatican City. The Holy See’s call for all countries Caraga INFOCUS
