Tag: US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel

Irked by US diplomat’s comments, Duterte tells worried foreign businesses to go

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte took offense with the remark of a top United States diplomat in Asia that “his succession of controversial statements” and comments was creating a “climate of uncertainty” among businessmen, and dared these worried foreign businesses to “pack up and leave.” Duterte, in a speech before he departed for a three-day working visit in Japan, said the comments by US Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel was not proper. […]