MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte has banned another United States lawmaker from entering the Philippines. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo confirmed Wednesday that Duterte banned Senator Edward Markey of Massachusetts for calling for the release of Sen. Leila de Lima, and for supporting the entry ban to the US of Filipino officials believed to have had a hand in her detention. "Yes, same reason for banning Durbin and Leahy. Truth to tell we do not have to state any ground to ban a foreign national entry in the Philippines. That is an exercise of sovereign right," Panelo told INQUIRER.net in a text message. Duterte has earlier ordered the Bureau of Immig...
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