Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he would soon visit China and hoped to also travel to Russia, as he again criticised long-time ally the United States for “arrogance”.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told the United States on Friday not to treat the Philippines "like a doormat" as he pleaded for "a little respect."
A survey has found that 76 per cent of voting-age Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte's performance some 100 days after he took office, apparently happy with his ultra-hardline stance on crime and unfazed by his threats to "break up" with top ally the United States.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he would "eventually" cut ties with the United States.
Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Duterte's reference to the slaughter was an oblique deflection of the way he has been pictured as a mass murderer, a Hitler, is a label that he rejects.
President Rodrigo Duterte has unleashed a series of expletives against the European Union after its parliament called on the Philippine government to "put an end" to the killings of drug suspects.
For one outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly antidrug campaign in the Philippines, the denouement came quickly.
President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of Iraq, Nigeria and Colombia on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly gathering next week, the White House said on Friday.
The Philippines is facing calls to investigate its brash, populist President over allegations he had a hand in more than 1,000 murders when he was mayor of the southern city of Davao.
Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said on Tuesday that the Philippines has no plans to scrap the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called for the withdrawal of U.S. special forces troops from a group of islands in the southern Philippines, saying their presence could complicate offensives against Islamist militants notorious for beheading Westerners.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stressed on Saturday that the Philippines will pursue an independent foreign policy "without any interference" from any country.
United States President Barack Obama met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (Sept 7), before a gala dinner for leaders gathered for the Asean Summit in Laos.
"Son of a bitch." This is how Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte referred to US President Barack Obama on Monday. This has set a dilemma for Washington. When Obama was asked to respond to the remarks, he said the Philippine president was a "colorful" person, showing a generous response.
The U.S. State Department and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday stressed the need for ties with the Philippines to be based on mutual respect, after Manila's new leader raised worries about the future of the key alliance by calling President Barack Obama a "son of a bitch."
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed regret for his expletive-laced tirade against United States President Barack Obama, and said he looks forward to "ironing out our differences arising out of national priorities and perceptions".
U.S. President Barack Obama canceled what would have been his first meeting with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday, after Duterte described Obama as a "son of a bitch".
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