CONTROVERSIAL PRONOUNCEMENTS.
This Aug. 17, 2016 file photo shows President Rodrigo Duterte speaking during the 115th Police Service Anniversary at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Headquarters in Manila. The President’s threat to withdraw his country from the UN is the latest flamboyantly irreverent utterance from a politician, who has also disparaged the pope, local bishops, human rights promoters, the US on certain issues.