MANILA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Duterte tapped Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as head of a caretaker committee that would oversee the day-to-day operations of government while he takes a weeklong visit to Laos and Indonesia on Monday.
The president is set to leave late Monday afternoon for Laos to attend the 28th and 29th ASEAN summits and related summits on Sept. 6-8. He will visit Indonesia on Sept. 8-9 before he returns to Manila.
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