Duterte had made the intemperate remarks Monday before a scheduled meeting with Obama, which was later cancelled. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed regret on Tuesday over his "son of a bitch" remark while referring to President Barack Obama, in a rare display of contrition by a politician whose wide arc of profanities has unabashedly targeted world figures including the pope and the UN chief. Duterte had made the intemperate remarks Monday before flying to Laos, where he is attending a regional summit. He had been scheduled to meet Obama separately, but Obama indicated he had second thoughts. Duterte likely had realised his folly by the time he arrived in the Laotian capital of Vientiane last night.

Source: dna September 06, 2016 12:00 UTC