Philippines: Duterte says Donald Trump praised his war on drugs

By Nandini Krishnamoorthy March 20, 2017 05:08 GMT



Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday (19 March) that Donald Trump had praised his bloody war on drugs soon after he was elected as president. The firebrand leader added that he is ready to work with the Trump administration and promised Washington he would ‘give all’ cooperation to the US, apart from forming a military alliance.