Because of this leak which became ammo for his many critics, I’m sure Trump will never talk to Duterte again. It is a crime: the unauthorized release of government confidential information is penalized with five years of imprisonment under the Civil Service Code. DFA courses at its Foreign Service Institute have modules devoted solely to the importance of confidentiality and security. The DFA is such a security-conscious institution that it takes years, even decades, for a reporter to develop sources in it who would leak confidential information (but never actual documents). My DFA sources claimed that partly because of these anti-Duterte officials, the department has done practically nothing to correct the country’s image in the West that there have been massive human rights violations because of Duterte’s war against illegal drugs.

Source: Manila Times May 25, 2017 16:52 UTC