Duterte (left) was criticised by Pacquiao to be 'lacking' and 'disheartening' in his stand on the South China sea. - Reuters/AFP
MANILA (Reuters): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has stoked a feud with boxer Manny Pacquiao by criticising his "shallow" foreign policy knowledge, after the senator and eight-division champion said he found the leader's stand on the South China Sea was "lacking".
In a late night interview with SMNI news channel on Tuesday (June 8), Duterte said Pacquiao, a senator and close ally, should "study first" before weighing in.
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