Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, inaugurated in June, has shocked the world with his blunt and sometimes offensive language.

Here is a selection of some of his most memorable statements to date:

On US President Barack Obama and questions over anti-drugs policy in The Philippines: “I am a president of a sovereign state, and we have long ceased to be a colony: I do not have any master except the Filipino people – nobody but nobody. You must be respectful, do not just throw away questions and statements. Putang ina’ mo murahin kita diyan sa forum na ‘yan (In Tagalog: Son of a bitch, I will swear at you at that forum).”

On the US ambassador to The Philippines: “As you know, I’m fighting with (US Secretary of State John Kerry’s) ambassador. His gay ambassador, the son of a whore. He pissed me off.”

On the United Nations: “(Expletive deleted) you, UN, you can’t even solve the Middle East carnage … couldn’t even lift a finger in Africa … Shut up,all of you.”

On Pope Francis: “Pope, son of a whore, go home!”

On the rape of an Australian missionary in the Philippines: “I was angry because she was raped, that’s one thing … But she was so beautiful, the mayor should have been first. What a waste.” (Duterte was referring to himself, then the mayor of Davao City, Philippines.)On realizing a political mission: “My god, I hate drugs. And I had to kill people because I hate drugs. (Critics) say ‘Duterte, your blood-stained hands are everywhere.’ Of course not: I do not execute people kneeling down with their hands tied at their back… it is always an armed confrontation.”

On drug dealers: “Kill them all … When I become president, I’ll order the police and the military to find these people and kill them… The funeral parlours will be packed … I’ll supply the dead bodies.”

On his political philosophy: “A leader must be a terror to the few who are evil in order to protect the lives and well-being of the many who are good.”