US President Donald Trump will meet his Filipino counterpart as part of his 12-day tour of Asia. The pair are expected to set aside past differences as they hold a bilateral meeting on November 13.
In May 2016. President Duterte made a huge anti-Trump outburst after being compared to the US President.
When asked about his reaction to being called the “Donald Trump of Asia”, Mr Duterte responded: “That son of a w****!”
His other anti-American remarks include calling the US Ambassador to the Philippines, Philip Golberg “a gay son of a b****,” and also, once again, on Mr Trump commented: “He is a bigot and I am not.”
However, Mr Duterte is expected to put his past comments behind him as he attempts curry favour with Washington.
Despite the comments, the Filipino and US presidents both share a lot of similarities when it comes to handling their countries.
The pair have both outlined their incredibly tough stances on grotesque terror network ISIS.
In July 2017, Mr Duterte sent a brutal warning to ISIS after their jihadis killed Vietnamese sailors while trying to gain a foothold in the southern Philippines.
Pulling no punches, he said: “I will eat your liver if you want. I will just add salt and vinegar, I will eat it in front of you.”
Mr Trump has ramped up America’s efforts to destroy the terrorist group, even promising to entirely wipe out ISIS.
The US President used the “Mother of all bombs” to completely obliterate an ISIS stronghold in Afghanistan, in April.
The MOAB weighs in at more than 10,000 kilograms and contains a huge 8,164 kilograms of explosives.
Both have an equally strong will to free their countries of illegal drugs.
Mr Trump promised to mobilise his entire Administration to address opioid abuse, calling for liberation from “scourge” of drug addiction.
Mr Duterte has gone one step further, declaring a genuine war on drugs.
Thousands of drug dealers and addicts have been killed in the deadly 15-month campaign after the Filipino leader offered money to those killing so-called drug personalities.
Finally, both leaders have a strong disdain for the European Union. Mr Duterte warned EU ambassadors they had 24 hours to leave the country after claiming the bloc were trying to have the Philippines expelled from the United Nations.
Mr Trump has praised Britain’s EU exit as he hit out at Brussels for being a “vehicle for Germany”.
In January, he said: “You look at the European Union and it’s Germany.
“Basically a vehicle for Germany. That’s why I thought the UK was so smart in getting out.”