Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday heaped praise on visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for what he said was China’s “critical” role in expediting the end of a five-month war with Islamist insurgents in a Philippine town. China is donating 150 million renminbi yuan or P1.15 billion for the rehabilitation of war-torn Marawi City, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang announced during his official visit to the Philippines on Wednesday. Relations between China and the Philippines have entered a “golden period of fast development,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in June, touting growth in trade ties and bilateral efforts to settle disputes in the South China Sea.