Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed regret for his abusive remark while referring to President Barack Obama. But Mr. Obama indicated that he was having second thoughts about that meeting. “Who is he [Mr. Obama] to confront me?” Mr. Duterte said, adding that the Philippines had not received an apology from the United States for misdeeds committed during its colonisation of the Philippines. Last week, Mr. Duterte said he was ready to defend his bloody crackdown on illegal drugs, which has sparked concern from the U.S. and other countries. Mr. Duterte said he would demand that Mr. Obama allow him to first explain the context of his crackdown before engaging the U.S. President in a discussion of the deaths.

Source: The Hindu September 06, 2016 05:33 UTC