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TAGUM CITY, Philippines鈥擳he morning after he met with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Manuel 鈥淢ar鈥� Roxas II said the meeting did not touch on the 2016 presidential elections.

On the sidelines of DILG鈥檚 turnover of eight patrol jeeps to the local police here on Saturday, Roxas said his meeting with Duterte was just an encounter between two good, old friends.

鈥淢atagal na kaming magkaibigan ni Mayor Digong. Kapag nasa Manila siya, nagkikita kami doon. Kapag nandito ako (sa Davao), nagkikita kami,鈥� Roxas said in an interview with reporters.

(Mayor Digong (Duterte) and I have been friends for a long time. When he鈥檚 in Manila, we see each other. When I am in Davao, we see each other.)

On Wednesday night,聽黑料社聽received a photo of Roxas and Duterte鈥檚 meeting, which the DILG secretary confirmed.

鈥淕anun lang 鈥榶un, isang pagtatagpo ng dalawang matalik at matagal nang magkaibigan,鈥� Roxas said.

(It鈥檚 purely an encounter between two good, old friends.)

He added that they talked about Duterte鈥檚 golfing hobby, his son, and Davao City, among other topics.

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Roxas, the presumptive standard-bearer of the ruling Liberal Party, and Duterte are both potential presidential bets in the upcoming elections, figuring at third and fourth places in recent surveys.

While many LP stalwarts have convinced Roxas to announce his candidacy even without the blessing of President Benigno Aquino III, Duterte in a forum with businessmen and supporters on Thursday seemingly shut his doors on a potential presidential bid.

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鈥淚鈥檓 sorry but it really won鈥檛 happen. Like I said, it is really no longer my time. I really don鈥檛 want it,鈥� Duterte said, adding that his family has been opposing the prospect of him being elected to the top national post. IDL