The pamphlet was distributed at a Southeast Asian and East Asian summit in Laos that was overshadowed on Tuesday by the cancellation of a meeting between Duterte and Barack Obama after he referred to the US president as a “son of a bitch”.
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CMAC director general Heng Ratana exploded on his official Facebook page on Tuesday after US President Barack Obama announced that the US would be providing Laos, which was also heavily bombed during the Vietnam War, $90 million over the next three years to clear UXO.
On Wednesday, Obama and Duterte shook hands and talked briefly before attending a gala dinner at the summit. “I can’t say how long they met”, Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay, traveling with Duterte, told reporters shortly afterwards. The U.S. has contributed $100 million to the effort in the last 20 years, as annual deaths have fallen from more than 300 to fewer than 50, the White House said.
The White House now says that Obama may still meet with Duterte, but only informally.
“I don’t know the details but that was what was discussed”, Jose said. “Until the (last) drug manufacturer is killed we will continue”, Duterte said before leaving for Laos.
Duterte, who had been expecting Obama to criticise his deadly, extrajudicial crackdown on drug dealers, later said he regretted the personal attack on the president. “Nobody but nobody. You must be respectful”.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed regret over his “son of a bitch” remark while referring to President Obama.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that the relations between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are getting mature after the two sides established dialogue mechanism 25 years ago.
Obama initially responded by calling Duterte a “colourful guy”, but then called off the meeting after the global media reported heavily on the issue.
In commenting about his cancellation of the meeting with Duterte, Mr Obama said, “Clearly he’s a colorful guy”. “I only am answerable to the Filipino people who elected me as president”.
“It all springs from the fact that the relationship between the Philippines and the United States is firm, very strong”. Do not just throw questions.
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Duterte also let fly the phrase “putang ina” in his remarks Monday, translated from Tagalog into “son of a b-“.
