President Rody Duterte graced the Filipino community meeting at the Big Box in Singapore on April 28, 2018. Around 6,000 Filipinos warmly welcomed the President during the meeting. As of the latest, there are around 180,000 Filipinos working and living in Singapore. Sixty percent (60%) of the total number comprise of skilled workers or professionals, while the other 40% are household workers
President Rodrigo Duterte chats with Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III on the sidelines of the meeting with the Filipino community at the Big Box in Singapore on April 28, 2018. Also in the photo are Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Sec. Bong Go of the Office of the Special Assistant to the President, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr., Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo.
President Rodrigo Duterte and Special Assistant to the President Christopher Bong Go provides assistance to Singapore-based Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) Rosalee Josue on the sidelines of the meeting with the Filipino community at the Big Box in Singapore on April 28, 2018. Josue, a single parent who is struggling to support the education of her 16-year-old child after she got separated with his husband, was given a chance to meet the President after she asked for his assistance.
President Rodrigo Duterte strikes his signature pose with the members of his delegation after delivering his speech during the meeting with the Filipino community at the Big Box in Singapore on April 28, 2018.