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MANILA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar told ABSCBN News Channel television interview Saturday morning that President Rodrigo Duterte will push through with his trip to Brunei, Indonesia and Laos where he will attend the Asean summit.
Andanar said that the decision was made after an "emergency meeting" with some Cabinet members, police and military officers in Davao City after the deadly blast in Davao City Friday night that killed 14 and wounded 67 others.
"That's the general assessment that internally, meaning domestically in our country, and also internationally," Andanar said.
A powerful explosion rocked a crowded night market late Friday in Davao City, the hometown of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
The explosion went off around 10:30 p.m. along Roxas Avenue, a place that is converted into a night market. People crowd the street at night to eat in affordable eateries that serve grilled food.
Duterte was in the presidential guesthouse in Panacan village, some 15 kilometers away when the explosion happened, his aides said.
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