Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told Barack Obama he never called him a “son of a bitch” , he said on Friday, but he maintained a defiant stance on his war on drugs, saying UN chief Ban Ki-moon was a fool for bringing up human rights. While on a visit to the Indonesian capital on Friday, Duterte told a group of Filipinos that the slur was not directed at the US president and that he had told him so. Duterte had his outburst on Monday when he was defending his war on drugs that has killed at least 2,400 Filipinos. Duterte on Friday said he thought UN Secretary-General Ban a fool for bringing up the issue of human rights violations weeks before the summit in Laos. Sabi ko, isa ka pang tarantado (You are another fool).”Read | Foul is fair for Duterte: The Philippine President insulted everyone

Source: Hindustan Times September 09, 2016 09:11 UTC