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The History Behind Philippine President Duterte’s Obama Insult

  • Shelton Woods

Press/Media: Public Engagement

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks his mind. He does not back down.

Some believe he took his plain speaking too far this week before leaving the Philippines for a summit in Laos.

Reporters asked how Duterte intended to answer President Obama’s concerns over the more than 1,300 drug suspects killed over the past two months in Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. Using a well-known Tagalog obscenity, the Phillipine president called Obama a son of a bitch.

Period8 Sep 2016

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  • TitleThe History Behind Philippine President Duterte’s Obama Insult
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date8/09/16
    DescriptionPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks his mind. He does not back down.

    Some believe he took his plain speaking too far this week before leaving the Philippines for a summit in Laos.

    Reporters asked how Duterte intended to answer President Obama’s concerns over the more than 1,300 drug suspects killed over the past two months in Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. Using a well-known Tagalog obscenity, the Phillipine president called Obama a son of a bitch.
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/the-history-behind-philippine-president-dutertes-obama-insult-65075
    PersonsShelton Woods
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Keywords

  • Barack Obama
  • China
  • Spain
  • Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)
  • colonialism
  • drug policy