On November 20 , 2016 , Duterte met with Putin during the sidelines of the APEC summit in Lima , Peru . Duterte has praised Putin 's leadership skills and called him his " idol " . Putin also invited Duterte to visit Moscow . Duterte said that he would visit Moscow on May 25 , 2017 , where a defense cooperation agreement between the Philippines and Russia is expected to be finalized
APEC summit
APEC Peru 2016
Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte