[Dhaka Tribune] US President Barack Obama If I had a son he'd look like Trayvon... cancelled his first meeting with Philippines counterpart Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday after the blunt-spoken Duterte described him as a "son of a bitch", casting a shadow over a gathering of Asian leaders in Laos.
Duterte, who has been roundly criticised abroad for a ’war on drugs’ that has killed about 2,400 people since he took office two months ago, said hours later that he regretted his comments "came across as a personal attack" on the US president.
"President Duterte explained that the press reports that President B.O. would ’lecture’ him on extrajudicial killings led to his strong comments, which in turn elicited concern," the Philippines government said.
"He regrets that his remarks to the press have caused much controversy," it added in a statement released at the summit in Vientiane, the capital of Laos.
The White House had earlier said Obama would not pull any punches on his concerns about human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... abuses in the Philippines, its treaty ally, when meeting Duterte.
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Mr. Duterte has issues.
The Philippines does have a drug problem. Meth is flowing into the country. Most, if not all of it, is financed, produced and delivered by gangs with ties to China, particularly Chinese officials. The Philippines has serious law enforcement and border control deficiencies in dealing with it.
The Philippines also has the obvious problem with Chinese aggression, both territorial and its backing of insurgency in the Philippines. The Philippines has serious military and intel deficiencies in dealing with this as well.
[Anadolu] The Philippine military sats it has inflicted an undetermined number of casualties on the Abu Sayyaf as battles erupted again on the island province of Sulu. These were the first confrontations between the military and the Abu Sayyaf in its southern Sulu lair since clashes on August 29 left 15 troops and more than 30 Abu Sayyaf dead. As of last week, around 7,000 troops have been deployed to Sulu to fight the rebels.
Military spokesman Filemon Tan Jr. said soldiers engaged in a gun battle with Abu Sayyaf militants in Patikul town. He said, "While intensifying military offensives in Sulu, troops engaged in an armed confrontation with the group of sub-leader Jamiri Jaong Jawhari.
On Monday, the military said a group led by Radullan Sahiron, a one-armed top leader of the Abu Sayyaf, had been confined to an area of Sulu in an intensified offensive. The U.S. has placed a bounty of $1 million on Sahiron's head for his involvement in the murder of foreign nationals.
Tan said that specific battalions involved in the offensive are targeting each subgroup, including that of Sahiron and another leader, Alhabsi Misaya.
On Tuesday, during a trip to Laos to attend the ASEAN summits, Duterte is reported to have told members of Vientiane's Filipino community that he needed only a little more time to make the Abu Sayyaf pay for their crimes. He said, "If I have to face them, you know I can eat humans. I will really open up your body. Just give me vinegar and salt, and I will eat you.
"Go ahead. Set off bombs... How many did they kill, 15? Well, give me time. When the time comes, I will pulverize you. You watch me. You’ve seen how I operate… Just give me a little time."
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I think Duterte's gonna run his mouth one too many times in the near future. It'll be fun watching him get there.
[Bangkok Post] A bomb blast killed a man and his 5-year-old daughter as they arrived at her school, and injured eight other people in Narathiwat province on Tuesday morning. In Pattani province, a bomb concealed at a resting place used by security teams blew up, injuring a volunteer ranger on teacher proection duty.
Security officials said the Narathiwat bomb was detonated when parents were delivering their children to school in Tak Bai district. Ten people - four policemen, teachers and parents - were injured.
Military spokesman Pramote Phrom-in condemned the attack at a school as inhumane. He also criticized non-government organizations who were accusing the government of violating suspects' rights, but not taking a stand to protect victims of the violence.
Authorities in Narathiwat said later the bomb was placed on a motorcycle parked in front of a shop across from the primary school. The motorcycle was stolen when the owner was murdered on June 19.
Cdr Krisana Yuansa-ard, commander of a special unit in Narathiwat, blamed an militant group led by Romli Jehyi for the attack. Security officials had monitored its movements but did not expect it to attack the school while pupils were arriving there.
In Pattani, a ranger volunteer on teacher security detail was injured by a bomb blast at a roadside shelter in Panare district on Tuesday morning. The shelter, on the edge of a field beside the road, is often used as a rest stop by security teams. The bomb exploded when a teacher escort team arrived there.
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[Anadolu] The Philippine military sats it has inflicted an undetermined number of casualties on the Abu Sayyaf as battles erupted again on the island province of Sulu. These were the first confrontations between the military and the Abu Sayyaf in its southern Sulu lair since clashes on August 29 left 15 troops and more than 30 Abu Sayyaf dead. As of last week, around 7,000 troops have been deployed to Sulu to fight the rebels.
[Bangkok Post] A bomb blast killed a man and his 5-year-old daughter as they arrived at her school, and injured eight other people in Narathiwat province on Tuesday morning. In Pattani province, a bomb concealed at a resting place used by security teams blew up, injuring a volunteer ranger on teacher proection duty. 
