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Philippine President Duterte Calls Obama 'Son of a Whore'

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In footage courtesy of RTVM, The Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called US President Barack Obama a “Putang ina," which means “son of a whore” in Tagalog at a press conference in Manila on Monday, saying that "the Philippines have long ceased to be a colony". Duterte is due to meet his US counterpart at a summit in Laos where he is expected to face questions over 2,000 alleged extra-judicial killings of drug dealers and users in the Philippines since he launched his war on drugs on June 30.

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