“We will observe and must insist on the time-honoured principle of sovereignty, sovereign equality, non-interference and the commitment of peaceful settlements of disputes that will serve our people and protect the interests of the country”, Duterte said in his arrival statement as he returned to the Philippines shortly after midnight on Saturday.
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Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has told reporters he informed Barack Obama he did not call him a “son of a whore” in a short meeting.
Duterte added that Obama responded to his denial by saying, “My men will talk to you.” and Duterte replied with, “Ok”, the Associated Press reported.
Relations between the United States and the Philippines setback after Duterte branded Obama a “son of a bitch” and warned that he would not be instructed by the U.S. leader on human rights. “You must be respectful”.
While in Jakarta, aside from meeting with the Filipino community Duterte said he conferred and discussed with his Indonesian counterpart President Joko Widodo vital issues and problems confronting the two countries. Do not just throw questions and statements.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte link their hands during the ASEAN Plus Three summit in the ongoing 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and other related summits at the National Convention Center Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016 in Vientiane, Laos. He said that he did say the words “son of a b****”, but they were not directed at the U.S. President. “This is just- if it’s a birthday, this is just the 16th birthday, not the 18th”, Duterte said in an interview at the State Palace here.
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He has said he is charting a foreign policy not dependent on the United States, and has moved to reduce tensions with China over rival territorial claims. The photograph showed about 200 dead Filipino Moros stacked in a common pit, with an American soldier holding a rifle while stepping on the breasts of a naked Moro woman.
