- congratulated Donald Trump on his election, and moved to bury the hatchet with Washington last week, when he said "I would like to congratulate President Trump.

Long live!" adding "now we're here, I don't want to ... fight because Trump is already there", relations appeared to take a turn for the worse again overnight when Duterte told the US on Saturday to prepare for repeal of an agreement on deployment of troops and equipment for exercises, declaring "bye-bye America", and we don't need your money.

Duterte's beef with the US has been largely with the Obama administration, which has criticized the Philippines president over reports of extra-judicial killings in his campaign against drugs. Addressing Washington, Duterte said "we do not need you" after arriving from visits to Cambodia and Singapore. "Prepare to leave the Philippines. Prepare for the eventual repeal or abrogation of the VFA."