Tillerson meets Philippine President Duterte

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the sidelines of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. STORY: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on the sidelines of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), summit on Monday (August 7). Tillerson was expected to raise human rights objections with Philippine President Duterte's government. U.S. criticism of Duterte's bloody war on drugs under President Donald Trump's predecessor Barack Obama, damaged relations between the long-standing allies. Duterte has remained defiant, accusing critics of "trivializing" his drug campaign with human rights concerns