HANGZHOU, China/DAVAO CITY, Philippines — U .S. President Barack Obama said on Monday he was considering whether or not to meet his Filipino counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, this week, amid alarm over the latter's campaign against illegal drugs in which thousands of people have died. Speaking at a G20 meeting in China, and before traveling to Laos for a summit where he was due to hold talks with Duterte, Obama said he had asked his team to find out if "constructive, productive conversations" were possible. "Obviously the Filipino people are some of our closest friends and allies and the Philippines is a treaty ally of ours. Earlier, Duterte had made it clear he would take no lecture on human rights from Obama, adding that "plenty will be killed" before the end of a crackdown that has led to the death of about 2,400 people since he became president two months ago. ...
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