President Duterte said he was angered and insulted yesterday after Prime Minister Trudeau spoke about his government's war on drugs, which has been widely condemned for leaving thousands of suspects dead.
Trudeau afterwards said Duterte was receptive to his comments and stressed their exchange was cordial and positive.
But Duterte later told reporters that he had refused to provide an explanation for the killings.
President Donald Trump, who also attended this week's ASEAN summit, did not publicly take Duterte to task for the drug crackdown.
Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said human rights came up 'briefly' in the context of the Philippines' fight against illegal drugs. »