'You son of b****!' Filipino President shocks international community by berating Obama
THE controversial Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte has called Barack Obama a "son of a b****" for questioning his violent drug policy.
Philippines president calls Obama a son of a b****
President Rodrigo Duterte fired back at the US President for daring to question the way he ruled the country.
He called President Obama a "son of a b****" for challenging his authority following his encouragement of extrajudicial killings.
Since gaining power in June, Mr Duterte has engaged in a vicious war on drugs, which has seen around 2,400 people killed with impunity by hit squads.
He has called on citizens to take matters into their own hands and kill drug dealers, drawing widespread criticism across the world.
Mr Obama, who questioned Mr Duterte's justification for the violent policy, cancelled his bilateral meeting with the fiery leader following the shocking spat.
Mr Duterte told a press conference he was a leader of a sovereign country and answerable only to his own citizens.
The lively response came after a reporter's asked how he intended to explain recent events in the Philippines to Mr Obama on the sidelines of the conference.
The leader, who was heading to Laos for the ASEAN Summit earlier on Monday, said: "Who is he to confront me? As a matter of fact, America has one too many to answer for.
"Everybody has a terrible record of extrajudicial killings.
"I don't give a s*** about anybody observing my behavior.
"I am a president of a sovereign state and we have long ceased to be a colony. I do not have any master except the Filipino people."
Following this, President Obama confirmed the meeting would no longer be going ahead.
His National Security Council Spokesman Ned Price said the Mr Obama would instead meet with this South Korea counterpart.
Mr Obama had previously said of Mr Duterte: "I have seen some of those colorful statements in the past so clearly he’s a colorful guy."
The president, who is renowned as a tough law enforcer, has advocated the killing of drug users and suppliers.
He has offered legal protection to police officers who take out drug dealers.
During the same press conference, Mr Duterte told journalists: "Plenty of drug dealers will be killed until the last pusher is out of the streets.
"Until the last drug manufacturer is killed we will continue.”
Who is he to confront me? As a matter of fact, America has one too many to answer for
The Philippine President, dubbed The Punisher, also demanded an apology from the US President for atrocities committed during its US colonisation.
The hardline leader also said that the US must answer for "how they treat their migrants".
He has previously run into controversy in the past for threatening to pull out of the UN.
In late August, he said the criticism from the UN was "disrespectful" and that "maybe we'll just have to seperate from the United Nations".
He has also labelled the US ambassador to the country a "gay son of a whore".
However, despite the controversy, Mr Duterte's approval rating in the country is around 91 per cent, according to Pulse Asia.