ocregister : Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte rejects joint patrols, eyes China weapons

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte rejects joint patrols, eyes China weapons

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he won't allow government forces to conduct joint patrols of disputed waters near the South China Sea with foreign powers, apparently scrapping a deal his predecessor reached with the U.S. military earlier this year.Duterte also said he was considering acquiring defense equipment from Russia and China.The Philippines has traditionally leaned on the U.S., its longtime treaty ally, and other Western allies for its security needs.

President Rodrigo Duterte says he prefers military men as civilians are lazy

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said that military men are active and follow orders quickly, unlike civilians who are too lazy for any task.The president was speaking to scout rangers in the Filipino province of Bulacan on Thursday (15 September).Duterte added that it was because of the difficulty in getting civilians to carry out instructions that he was including more military personnel in his official family.

The UN attacks Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte for "striking lack of understanding" of human rights — Quartz

The Philippines' firebrand president Rodrigo Duterte has had a headline-filled couple of weeks.First, he publicly apologized for calling US president Barack Obama a "son of a whore," missing out on a meeting with him in the process.This week, he called for the US to leave a southern Philippines military base and caught his generals off-guard by announcing he wanted to stop buying US military equipment.

The Bloody Business of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

In the Philippines, the end of Ferdinand Marcos's 20-year dictatorship in 1986 was a tumultuous time.The new government of Corazon Aquino was being challenged on all fronts: from the Right, by ambitious military factions plotting coups; from the Left, by peasant guerrillas and angry protesters demanding radical reforms.In those days, I was working as a journalist in Manila, finally able to cover the country's problems with corruption, crime, economic stagnation, and insurgency without fear of censors.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte

VideoImage Obama 'doesn't take Duterte's comments personally' 0:36 U.S. President Barack Obama says he doesn't take Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte calling him a "son of a bitch" personally.Rough cut (no reporter narration).Debra Killalea and wires news.com.auHE'S the firebrand leader who has made headlines for more reasons than one.