For US, Duterte's words matter but it's business as usual with Philippines

2016-09-28 1,784

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he had decided to "cross the Rubicon" in his ties with the United States and would open trade alliances and offer long-term land leases to "the other side of the ideological barrier"—China and Russia.

This is the US State Department's response on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP)