MANILA (PHILIPPINES): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's best aide has summoned the US ambassador to speak about an international danger assessment by way of American intelligence businesses that mentioned Duterte at the side of risks dealing with democracy in Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said Friday that Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea mentioned the US intelligence community's Worldwide Threat Assessment record with US Ambassador Sung Kim on Thursday.
Medialdea also asked US-based Philippine diplomats to give an explanation for to Washington steps taken by way of Duterte to promote financial construction and make sure public security while "respecting at all times the rule of law," Roque said.
The US Embassy said the discussion "focused on the references to the Philippines in the report, including clarifying that the information about the Philippines had been previously reported by media sources."
Medialdea and Kim also mentioned common interests and the "possibilities for expanding our partnership," with the assembly ending with a reaffirmation of "the strength of the broad and deep bilateral relationship," the embassy said.
The US record says "autocratic tendencies" are anticipated to deepen in some governments in Southeast Asia and mentioned that Duterte has urged he could droop the constitution, claim a "revolutionary government" and impose national martial law.
Duterte's declaration of martial law in the southern 3rd of the rustic, which used to be in keeping with an Islamic State group-linked siege on the southern Islamic town of Marawi ultimate 12 months, has been extended through the end of 2018, consistent with the record, which defined Duterte's strikes with out explicitly criticizing his movements.
Duterte, who got here to office in mid-2016, has been hypersensitive to criticism of his anti-drug crackdown and other insurance policies, especially by way of Western governments, the United Nations and human rights groups.
He told then US President Barack Obama to "go to hell" and threatened to withdraw the Philippines from the United Nations over considerations they raised over his anti-drug campaign, which has left thousands of most commonly deficient drug suspects useless.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said Friday that Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea mentioned the US intelligence community's Worldwide Threat Assessment record with US Ambassador Sung Kim on Thursday.
Medialdea also asked US-based Philippine diplomats to give an explanation for to Washington steps taken by way of Duterte to promote financial construction and make sure public security while "respecting at all times the rule of law," Roque said.
The US Embassy said the discussion "focused on the references to the Philippines in the report, including clarifying that the information about the Philippines had been previously reported by media sources."
Medialdea and Kim also mentioned common interests and the "possibilities for expanding our partnership," with the assembly ending with a reaffirmation of "the strength of the broad and deep bilateral relationship," the embassy said.
The US record says "autocratic tendencies" are anticipated to deepen in some governments in Southeast Asia and mentioned that Duterte has urged he could droop the constitution, claim a "revolutionary government" and impose national martial law.
Duterte's declaration of martial law in the southern 3rd of the rustic, which used to be in keeping with an Islamic State group-linked siege on the southern Islamic town of Marawi ultimate 12 months, has been extended through the end of 2018, consistent with the record, which defined Duterte's strikes with out explicitly criticizing his movements.
Duterte, who got here to office in mid-2016, has been hypersensitive to criticism of his anti-drug crackdown and other insurance policies, especially by way of Western governments, the United Nations and human rights groups.
He told then US President Barack Obama to "go to hell" and threatened to withdraw the Philippines from the United Nations over considerations they raised over his anti-drug campaign, which has left thousands of most commonly deficient drug suspects useless.
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