Malacañang on Wednesday downplayed the US intelligence assessment listing President Rodrigo Duterte as one of Southeast Asian leaders that pose a threat to democracy and human rights.

In a statement, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the US intelligence community’s 2018 Worldwide Threat Assessment was “myopic and speculative at best.”

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