'I'm your humble friend', Philippines' anti-U.S. leader tells Tillerson

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http://l2.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/mmlE7BHQoBsCBokhE.d8UA--/YXBwaWQ9eXRhY2h5b247aD04Njt3PTEzMDs-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2017-08-07T161251Z_1_LYNXMPED7615P_RTROPTP_2_TILLERSON-ASIA.JPG (https://www.yahoo.com/news/im-humble-friend-philippines-anti-u-leader-tells-155320855.html)By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called himself a "humble friend" of the United States on Monday, taking a break from his notorious hostility towards Washington to grant a warm reception to visiting U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Duterte's often profanity-laden tirades against the United States has become his trademark during his year-old presidency, but he appeared happy to meet Tillerson, who was in Manila to attend a regional security meeting dominated by North Korea's missile tests, and maritime squabbles. "I am happy to see you ... and you have come at a time when the world is not so good, especially in the Korean peninsula, and of course, the ever nagging problem of South China Sea," Duterte told Tillerson at the presidential palace.



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