MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines and the European Union said on Friday they were still working together on development projects, despite President Rodrigo Duterte's rebukes of the bloc and declarations he would not accept its aid.
The mercurial leader has repeatedly slammed the EU for what he perceives as criticism of a war on drugs that has killed thousands of Filipinos. He has approved a finance ministry recommendation to stop accepting grants that carried conditions, especially on human rights.
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