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Duterte to hold 'special meeting' on Russia-Ukraine crisis

TO fully determine the impact the ongoing hostility between Russia and Ukraine will have on the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte announced he will convene top officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) as well as select Cabinet members for a 'special meeting'.

The discussion will also include representatives from the business sector and other stakeholders, according to the Chief Executive.

Russian ICBM missile launchers move during the Victory Day military parade marking 71 years after the victory in WW2 in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin put Russian nuclear forces in what he called a 'special regime of combat duty.' AP PHOTO