From ‘son of a whore’ to ‘softly.’ A toned-down Duterte takes the show from the Philippines to Beijing.

BEIJING — Here is a word rarely used to describe Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte: soft. He is famous for lighti ng rhetorical fireworks where a single match might suffice. He used a slang term that translates as “son of a whore” while blasting President Barack Obama. He offered the European Union an unequivocal (unprintable) "f*** you." That’s […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/10/18/from-son-of-a-whore-to-softly-a-toned-down-duterte-takes-the-show-from-the-philippines-to-beijing/