Condolences to Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte 2017-12-26 13:00:00 Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the Republic of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte. The message reads, in part: “Please accept my deepest condolences on the numerous casualties and devastation caused by the Vinta Typhoon and a large fire in your home city of Davao. It is especially tragic that this happened on Christmas Eve.” The President of Russia asked to convey his words of sympathy and support to the families and friends of those killed and wishes of speedy recovery to those injured.