The White House on Monday canceled President Obama's upcoming meeting with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.



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White House officials previously said Obama would confront the Philippines President about his country's handling of drug dealers, including extra-judicial killings, or government executions without the benefit of judicial proceedings.



But the Filipino leader did not take kindly to that notion, saying Obama had better think twice about raising the issue of the killings.



"Who does he think he is? I am no American puppet. I am the president of a sovereign country and I am not answerable to anyone except the Filipino people," Duterte scoffed in a speech Monday. "Son of a b****, I will swear at you."



Duterte went on to blame the US for causing the unrest on the southern Philippines Island of Mindanao.



"As a matter of fact, we inherited this problem from the United States," he said. "Why? Because they invaded this country and made us their subjugated people. Everybody has a terrible record of extra-judicial killing. Why make an issue about fighting crime?"



He added: "Look at the human rights of America along that line. The way they treat the migrants there."



In response, Obama suggested earlier Monday his planned meeting with Duterte may not go forward.



"I always want to make sure if I'm having a meeting that it's productive and we're getting something done," Obama said during his news conference.



"If and when we have a meeting, this is something that is going to be brought up," Obama said, referring to the Philippines' controversial record of combating drug crime since Duterte took office earlier this year.