President Rodrigo Duterte (left) shares a light moment with Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (right) during their first meeting at the Don Chan Hotel in Ventiane, Laos on the first day of the 28th and 29th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit 2016 on Sept. 6. (Toto Lozano/PPD/Manila Bulletin)