“President Duterte explained that the press reports that President Obama would “lecture” him on extrajudicial killings led to his strong comments, which in turn elicited concern”, the Government said in a statement.
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Mr Duterte said both sides mutually agreed to postpone the meeting.
“We look forward to ironing out differences arising out of national priorities and perceptions”, CNN quoted Philippines Prez Rodrigo Duterte as saying.
Using a Tagalog phrase for “son of a w****”, he warned Mr Obama: “Do not do it”.
“Obviously the Filipino people are some of our closest friends and allies, and the Philippines is a treaty ally of ours”, Obama said.
VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) – Acknowledging the “challenging history”, President Barack Obama on Tuesday opened a historic visit to this isolated Southeast Asian nation on a mission to heal war wounds and reinvigorate relations with a country with rising strategic importance to the U.S. He has warned the U.S. not to interfere with the Philippines’ affairs.
“Until the [last] drug manufacturer is killed, we will continue and I will continue”.
VIENTIANE, Laos-President Barack Obama on Tuesday recognized America’s secret war in Laos and the remnants that linger here decades later, a symbolic gesture meant to move relations between the two countries beyond their dark past. “I only am answerable to the Filipino people who elected me as president”. Duterte said, adding that the Philippines had not received an apology from the United States for misdeeds committed during its colonization of the country.
Obama had better think twice about raising the issue of Philippine extra-judicial killings, said the country’s confrontational leader on Monday.
Official figures released on Sunday show that, since Duterte took office on June 30, more than2 400 people have been killed in police anti-drug operations and by suspected vigilantes. Do not throw questions.
He has also branded Pope Francis and the United States ambassador to Manila sons of w****s.
The insult was made more egregious because of who the target was – President Barack Obama.
“The punisher” has angrily rejected criticism from the Catholic Church, human rights groups, legislators and the United Nations.
He has also taken on a more conciliatory position with USA rival China.
Asean unity came into question over the issue of the South China Sea, claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam – and with members like Laos and Cambodia being seen as pro China.
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The tough-talking Duterte took over as president pledging a war on drugs and threatening to “dump all of you (drug dealers) into Manila Bay, and fatten all the fish there”.
