LOOK: President Obama: US wants to Partner with PH in Drug Crusade, but…

<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoJ-4TM-DfIKamIQ7HwIZSdWXtI73fkLJeCuRofRdSLZ2zyKYoApx7pv7_Fa5xmeB19BuIzH-jaid4eYELbT0jeWkuy3aYKKYK7brAhOiL5pu3lKeysauwOdL5uPG4YIMaEiZPQtSZoM/s1600/obama+duterte+want.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvoJ-4TM-DfIKamIQ7HwIZSdWXtI73fkLJeCuRofRdSLZ2zyKYoApx7pv7_Fa5xmeB19BuIzH-jaid4eYELbT0jeWkuy3aYKKYK7brAhOiL5pu3lKeysauwOdL5uPG4YIMaEiZPQtSZoM/s640/obama+duterte+want.png" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-size: large;">US President Barack Obama on Thursday,said the American government wants to partner with the Philippines in going after drug traffickers, but noted that a possible partnership should be in consonance with human,rights and international law.</span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-size: large;">“As I said in China, we want to partner with the,Philippines in the particular issue of narco-traffickers, which is a serious problem in the Philippines, in the United,States and around the world. We want to make sure that the partnership,we have is consistent with international norms and rule of law,” Obama said in a televised press conference in Laos, the site of this year’s Association of Southeast,Asian Nations (Asean) summit.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-size: large;">“So we’re not going to back off our position that when we are,working with a country, whether it’s about terrorism or going after drug traffickers, it is,important from our perspective that we do it the right way,” he added.</span></blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <!-- adsense --></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Obama was responding to a,question on Duterte’s expletive-laced remarks against him, which the US President said he did not take personally.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Confirming a brief meeting before a gala,dinner at the regional summit on Wednesday, Obama said he told Duterte that their teams should to discuss how they can work on a spectrum of issues.</span><br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-size: large;">“I don’t take these comments personally because,it seems this is a phrase he has used repeatedly, including directed to the Pope and others. I think it seems to be just a habit, a way of speaking for him,” Obama said.</span></blockquote> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-size: large;">“I did shake hands with President Duterte,last night. It was not a long interaction, and what I indicated to him was just my team should be meeting,with and determine how we can move forward on a range of issues.”</span></blockquote> <span style="font-size: large;">Before leaving for Laos, Duterte said he will,swear at Obama in the Asean summit if the US President would question him on human rights and extrajudicial killings.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">Duterte’s expletive-laced remarks against,Obama, for which he eventually expressed regret, prompted the White House to cancel the planned meeting,between the two last Tuesday.</span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;">In his speech at the Asean-US summit, Obama,reiterated that countries in the region should promote respect for human rights, as he called,for a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea dispute.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">source</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">: <a href="http://globalnation.inquirer.net/144383/obama-us-wants-to-partner-with-ph-in-drug-crusade-but" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">inquirer</span></a></span></div> </p>

LOOK: President Obama: US wants to Partner with PH in Drug Crusade, but…

US President Barack Obama on Thursday,said the American government wants to partner with the Philippines in going after drug traffickers, ...

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LOOK: What Donald Trump has to say on Duterte’s Remarks vs Obama

<p><div class="hidepic" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdX1I7650IebPCmG_ohuIJX5hoDXbIEY059wLmEfo5U6XtybJMWnCkWoDbeic5nFbITqqoUAbwB2FlWjUwIz98ybWIOk1cL9GgoF4Bifhqi9T_B6gBYDN9S2_m-lAt7AoJtu-rDOT0zA/s1600/trump+duterte+obama.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdX1I7650IebPCmG_ohuIJX5hoDXbIEY059wLmEfo5U6XtybJMWnCkWoDbeic5nFbITqqoUAbwB2FlWjUwIz98ybWIOk1cL9GgoF4Bifhqi9T_B6gBYDN9S2_m-lAt7AoJtu-rDOT0zA/s640/trump+duterte+obama.png" width="640" /></a></div> China wouldn’t provide a red carpet stairway from Air Force One and then Philippines President calls Obama “the son of a whore.” Terrible!<br /> <br /> — Donald J. Trump<br /> US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took to social media to air his two cents on President Rodrigo Duterte’s expletive-laced remarks against US President Barack Obama.<br /> <br /> In a seemingly sarcastic tone, Trump said the reception that Obama received in international forum in the past few days was “terrible.”<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <!-- adsense --></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> “China wouldn’t provide a red carpet stairway from Air Force One and then Philippines President calls Obama ‘the son of a whore.’ Terrible!”</blockquote> Trump was referring to the reported snub that Obama received from Chinese leaders at the G20 summit in Beijing, where the latter was not provided a staircase upon touching down from his plane.<br /> <br /> Before leaving for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Laos, Duterte threatened to throw expletives at Obama should he “lecture” him on human rights and extrajudicial killings at the leaders’ meeting.<br /> <br /> Washington had called off the scheduled bilateral meeting between the two following Duterte’s comments.<br /> <br /> Trump is running against Obama’s endorsed candidate, Hillary Clinton of the Democratic Party.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">source</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">: <a href="http://globalnation.inquirer.net/144064/what-donald-trump-has-to-say-on-dutertes-remarks-vs-obama" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">inquirer</span></a></span></div> </p>

LOOK: What Donald Trump has to say on Duterte’s Remarks vs Obama

China wouldn’t provide a red carpet stairway from Air Force One and then Philippines President calls Obama “the son of a whore.” Terrible!...

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LOOK: The Meeting Was MOVED To A Later Date - Andanar

<p><div class="hidepic" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01Bk1318coMVHYjHgTAiLHZe-BfnzIu_fD7JXeVU-tdTW5qvQLKoZ7I1Kch1nCHpGadcE3JVPvXw8F43UGhBOrVA_GET6B1W66zY3shw3m2RNcVchVQlR_1nl9B9NGOX9RCl68vedWAs/s1600/obama+duterte.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01Bk1318coMVHYjHgTAiLHZe-BfnzIu_fD7JXeVU-tdTW5qvQLKoZ7I1Kch1nCHpGadcE3JVPvXw8F43UGhBOrVA_GET6B1W66zY3shw3m2RNcVchVQlR_1nl9B9NGOX9RCl68vedWAs/s1600/obama+duterte.png" /></a></div> A few days ago, President Duterte was misinterpreted in the media and the things he said was blown out of proportion. The media claimed that he threw offensive messages at President Obama.<br /> After which, the latter cancelled their supposed meeting, stating that when he goes to meetings, he wants it to become productive.<br /> <br /> In a statement read before the foreign press, Presidential Communications Sec. Martin Andanar quoted the President as saying that Duterte’s strong statements were seen as a personal attack against Obama and was the main reason for the cancellation of the meeting.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <!-- adsense --></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <blockquote> “While the immediate cause was my strong comments to certain press questions that elicited concern and distress, we also regret it came across as a personal attack on the US President,”</blockquote> Their meeting “has been mutually agreed upon to be moved to a later date.”<br /> <blockquote> “Our primary concern is to chart an independent foreign policy while promoting closer ties with all nations, especially the US with whichwe have had a long standing partnership,”</blockquote> Regarding the President’s statement, Andanar said:<br /> <blockquote> “We look foreard to ironing out differences arising, out of national priorities and perceptions, and working in mutually responsible ways for both countries,”</blockquote> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">source</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">: <a href="http://www.publictrending.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Public Trending</span></a></span></div> </p>

LOOK: The Meeting Was MOVED To A Later Date - Andanar

A few days ago, President Duterte was misinterpreted in the media and the things he said was blown out of proportion. The media claimed th...

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LOOK: Obama Cancels Meeting with Duterte

<p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVKp0OYwPAKKQtniNnO3ivjs7JCLO8AYERo7kA3sL68s6jz3FDtK1Rn6s3O3iiT_jS22tqx1OBr2XzoEOJcpHfUqqk4WaoGzRtCN8BU0cve9c6dWek-CoMYZvApp4dnF7-xpfvcyl9l8/s1600/President-Barack-Obama-Image-capture-from-video-by-Yahoo-News-600x264.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYVKp0OYwPAKKQtniNnO3ivjs7JCLO8AYERo7kA3sL68s6jz3FDtK1Rn6s3O3iiT_jS22tqx1OBr2XzoEOJcpHfUqqk4WaoGzRtCN8BU0cve9c6dWek-CoMYZvApp4dnF7-xpfvcyl9l8/s640/President-Barack-Obama-Image-capture-from-video-by-Yahoo-News-600x264.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> Reuters – President Barack Obama canceled what would have been his first meeting with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, after Duterte described Obama in vulgar terms, a White House spokesman said on Tuesday.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <!-- adsense --></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> Duterte, a plain-spoken populist known for his colorful remarks and his campaign against illegal drugs in which thousands of people have died, described Obama as a “son of a bitch” to reporters on Monday, a day ahead of the planned meeting in Laos, where South Asian leaders are meeting for annual summits.<br /> <br /> Obama learned about the insult as he emerged from the Group of 20 summit in Hangzhou, China. At a news conference, he said he had told his aides to speak with Philippine officials “to find out is this, in fact, a time where we can have some constructive, productive conversations,” leaving little doubt that the meeting would proceed as planned.<br /> <br /> “I always want to make sure that if I’m having a meeting, that it’s actually productive and we’re getting something done,” Obama told reporters.<br /> <br /> Instead, Obama now plans to meet later on Tuesday with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, said Ned Price, spokesman for the White House National Security Council – a meeting where the response to North Korea’s latest missile tests is expected to be on the agenda</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">source</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">: <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-obama-philippines-idUSKCN11B2C0" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">reuters</span></a></span></div> </p>

LOOK: Obama Cancels Meeting with Duterte

Reuters – President Barack Obama canceled what would have been his first meeting with Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte, after Duterte de...

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LOOK: President Obama To Meet President Duterte For Human Rights And South China Sea

<p><div class="hidepic" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaEY5kbF62eCP4vzcvgsj45-nzL7cl25oif2KvIAGNVoMZyFKgqCc9ngbLAioa-VBYqry6SCqy8mWBh1cXs3KsYTHv4fjUeLQtyl0GckZPtdgBAanmFG8PP3SopzcZcZ9JUEom5FnL1Q/s1600/duterte+obama.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="LOOK: President Obama To Meet President Duterte For Human Rights And South China Sea" border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBaEY5kbF62eCP4vzcvgsj45-nzL7cl25oif2KvIAGNVoMZyFKgqCc9ngbLAioa-VBYqry6SCqy8mWBh1cXs3KsYTHv4fjUeLQtyl0GckZPtdgBAanmFG8PP3SopzcZcZ9JUEom5FnL1Q/s640/duterte+obama.png" title="LOOK: President Obama To Meet President Duterte For Human Rights And South China Sea" width="640" /></a></div> President Rodrigo Duterte and U.S. President Barack Obama are set to meet personally in Laos, White House this coming September 6, 2016. These two leaders will attend a summit of the Pacific Rim, as well as to discuss the concerns of Obama in regards to the human rights, South China Sea issue and other important matters that may reflect Duterte’s presidency and handling the Philippines.<br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> <!-- adsense --></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> On the other hand, Ben Rhodes who happens to be the White House Deputy National Security Adviser said that they already expected that Obama will raise some questions towards Duterte, he said:<br /> <br /> <blockquote class="tr_bq"> We absolutely expect that the president will raise concerns about some of the recent statements from the president of the Philippines. There were important security issues to cover as well, particularly tensions over navigation in the South China Sea. -Ben Rhodes</blockquote> <br /> Until now there are no words coming from President Rodrigo Duterte regarding on his opinion of Obama’s initiative to discuss human rights and reaction to his previous statements.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">source</span><span style="font-size: xx-small;">: <a href="http://www.publictrending.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Public Trending</span></a></span></div> </p>

LOOK: President Obama To Meet President Duterte For Human Rights And South China Sea

President Rodrigo Duterte and U.S. President Barack Obama are set to meet personally in Laos, White House this coming September 6, 2016. T...

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