Duterte forms committee to hold dialogue with Church, other groups

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has formed a three-man panel to hold a dialogue with the Catholic Church and other groups amid a rift between the government and the Church, his spokesman said on Tuesday.

In a press conference in Davao City, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said Duterte designated him, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella and Pastor 'Boy' Saycon.