President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday stepped up his attacks against the United States and the European Union (EU), telling them to go to hell and purgatory for criticizing his administration’s war on drugs.

“Mr. Obama, you can go to hell,” Duterte said in a speech during the Third Sulong Pilipinas Convention at Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City, referring to American President Barack Obama.

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