“I have lost my respect for America,” Duterte said as he complained at length in two speeches about calls by the United States, the United Nations and the European Union to respect human rights. “Mr Obama, you can go to hell.” Duterte also branded Americans “hypocrites” and warned there may come a time when he would completely break the two nations' alliance, which includes a mutual defence pact. - 'The right way' - =================== Nevertheless, a UN rights envoy has warned Duterte may be breaking international law with incitements to kill. To counter China, the Philippines' previous president, Benigno Aquino, sought to draw the United States closer. On Tuesday, Duterte told Filipinos they could not count on the United States, the Philippines' former colonial ruler.

Source: Sunday Times October 04, 2016 13:50 UTC