I will resign, says Duterte if enough women protest

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will resign if enough women are offended and sign a petition calling for him to step down. Duterte has described Sunday’s kiss as “pure showbiz” intended to entertain a crowd of Filipino expatriates. Feminists called it his “perverted way” of taunting female critics who are angered by frequent derogatory comments, some of a sexual nature. “If there are enough women to ... Well I think if all women here would sign a petition for me to resign, I will resign,” Duterte told a media briefing around midnight on Tuesday upon his return from an official visit to South Korea. Social media was abuzz with photos and videos of Duterte on stage asking an unidentified woman from an audience of Filipinos to kiss him in exchange for a book he was handing out. The woman, who appeared excited to see Duterte in person, agreed