Duterte bows to China's demand not to raise flag on disputed island

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday he will not push through with a proposal to raise the national flag on a disputed island in the South China Sea after Beijing asked him to abandon the plan."Because of our friendship with China and because we value your friendship, we will not, I will not go there to raise the Philippine flag," Duterte said in a speech to Filipino residents in Saudi Arabia on the first day of his official visit there.Duterte added that he will also refrain from setting foot on any of the other disputed islands occupied by the Philippines in the South China …READ FULL ARTICLE