WATCH: 4-year-old internet sensation meets Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — A four-year-old Filipino-British boy met President Rodrigo Duterte at the Malacañan Palace.
Ethan Richmond Llanes has become an internet sensation after posting a series of videos expressing his support for the president as early as the campaign season for the May elections on his Facebook page.
President Rodrigo Duterte watches as internet sensation Ethan Richmond Llanes does a 'Duterte pose' during a courtesy call in Malacañan's Music Room on August 30. PPD/Ace Morandante
President Rodrigo Duterte talks to Ethan Richmond Llanes, who became famous for his Ethan's World Facebook page, during a courtesy call held in Malacañan's Music Room on August 30.PPD/Ace Morandante
On one of his videos, the little boy pretended to call Duterte through his walkie-talkie and asked him to "get rid of the bad guys and [send] them to jail."
Ethan finally met his role model during a courtesy call in Malacañan's Music Room last Tuesday. — Patricia Lourdes Viray