Duterte threatens to pull-out from UN; foreign affairs experts say ‘not good'

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Channel: Manila Bulletin · 2016 · News & Politics

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President Duterte threatened to sever ties with the United Nations (UN) if it continues to criticize his administration’s fight against illegal drugs that was blamed to have caused the increasing number of drug suspects killed.

But foreign affairs experts said that such rhetoric from the President is definitely not helpful and is making the Philippines more and more internationally isolated.


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