September 12, 2016

"Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been propelled into the global spotlight in recent days due to his reckless comments. He called US President Barack Obama, the Philippines' most important ally, a 'son of a whore' and later displayed a picture of Filipinos killed by US soldiers a century ago during the recent East Asia Summit in Vientiane, capital of Laos. He called UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon a 'fool' on a visit to the Indonesian capital on Friday.

This is exactly what Duterte is. The former mayor of Davao City also made uncouth comments during his presidential campaign. He called Pope Francis a 'son of a whore' too and said 'the mayor should have been first' when referring to the rape of a female missionary in 1989. Yet what stands behind these brutal comments deserves more attention. Duterte was angry with Obama because the US president criticized his anti-drug policy. Since Duterte took office, nearly 3,000 suspected drug dealers have been killed fighting against police or in extrajudicial executions by killers that are believed to be hired or at least backed by the government. This is unacceptable to those that believe in human rights."

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