Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has drawn criticism for kissing an overseas Filipina worker on the lips during a live event. Mr Duterte was speaking to a crowd in South Korea when he called the woman on stage then convinced her to kiss him.
The scene drew cheers from the crowd, mostly made of up other Philippine workers. But it was described as "disgusting theatrics of a misogynist president" by Philippines rights group Gabriela.
The woman involved later said that there was "no malice" in the kiss. It is not the first time Mr Duterte has been accused of inappropriate behaviour towards women. The controversial incident took place when Mr Duterte was speaking to a crowd of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Seoul.
Two Philippine women were invited to join the president on stage to receive a free copy of a book, and were visibly star struck standing next to Mr Duterte.
He hugged the first and gave her a kiss on the cheek before gesturing the second woman to kiss him on the lips. After a protracted back and forth, with nervous laughter from the young woman and repeated gestures by Mr Duterte, the president eventually leaned in to kiss the woman on the lips.
While the young woman was laughing and the crowd cheering, comments on the internet were a lot more critical. The woman - identified as Bea Kim - was later quoted by the Philippine News Agency as saying that the president had asked if she was single, to which she responded that she was married to a Korean.
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Libra; She did it for fame. Now, she is known worldwide and history will remember her as a lady who kissed president Duterte . She was star struck
Endy Edeson
@Frank_; The guy is a womanizer. The thing is, when people in authority do crime , they justify it with facts. @Salako; Yeah, lip kissing is sweet. They probably forgot they were on stage. And for the female activists protesting, it could be that they are jealous. I am wondering how her husband will be feeling now.
Muhammad Yusuf Musa
In Nigeria we have Presidential handshake and in Philiphine they have presidential Kiss
Niyeck Nandack
Kiss! Noise about nothing. Did the president kiss her and take her lips away?