Philippines leader Duterte: I regret Obama 'son of a whore' remark

The Obama administration cancelled a planned meeting after the remarks.

Philippines leader Duterte: I regret Obama 'son of a whore' remark

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has expressed regret over his "son of a whore" remark while referring to Barack Obama.

In a statement read out by his spokesman, Mr Duterte said his "strong comments" to certain questions by a reporter "elicited concern and distress, we also regret it came across as a personal attack on the US president".

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