THE POST 05/23/2017 EU TOLD 'SCREW YOU' BY PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT

EU Threatens Philippines, Philippines Says 'Screw You,' Declines EU Aid Package,

2017-05-23 | by Alice Greene | Share on Facebook   Relations between the Philippines and the European Union could be a "rocky, rollercoaster ride" following President Duterte's recent refusal to accept a developmental aid package, said Filipino Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. The aid package included $278 million worth of grants designed to help conflict-hit areas in the southern part of the country and would have funded programs from now until 2020. Duterte declined the package, citing a need to ...More