Duterte Says He Refused British Aid, Ready to Lose Europe
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Philippine president says he's asked his finance secretary to reject an unspecified British financial aid package and that he's ready to lose diplomatic ties with all European countries critical of his deadly anti-drug crackdown.
On the local front, President Rodrigo Duterte threatened in a state TV talk show late Friday "to declare a revolutionary government until the end of my term" to allow him to arrest opponents and launch an all-out war against communist guerrillas if they seriously attempt to destabilize his government, AP reported.
A pro-democracy alliance immediately condemned his "threat to annihilate our democracy" and called on democratic forces in and outside the Philippines to resist any such attempt.
Duterte's latest outburst against critics came after a slide in his public satisfaction and trust ratings.
