The 100-day-old administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is seemingly out-of-tune from the 70-year good and strong relations of the U.S. and the Philippines.
The Washington, through Press Secretary Josh Earnest, issued a reaction after Duterte fired another tirade to his U.S. counterpart.
Duterte earlier said that President Barrack Obama can "go to hell".
"Those comments are at odds with the warm relationship that exists between the Filipino and American people," said Earnest at his daily press briefing at the White House.
The White House official also pointed out that the two countries have strong relations backed by 70 years of people-to-people ties.
"The United States-Philippines alliance is built on a 70-year history of strong people-to-people ties, including a vibrant Filipino-American diaspora and a long list of shared security concerns," he pointed out.
"Fortunately, there is a long history of a steadfast alliance between the United States and the Philippines that stretches back some 70 years. It's rooted in our common values, it's rooted in the warm feelings that the citizens of our two countries have for one another," he added.
Amid many issues that Duterte raised against the U.S., the White House pointed out that it had not received any official communication from Duterte or any other Filipino official.
Earnest said the U.S. is always ready to offer any assistance especially in the finding resolutions for the Philippines drug trafficking problem.
But he insisted that "a commitment to human rights be maintained."
The White House official said that the manner the anti-drug campaign that Duterte is doing is "entirely inconsistent with the kinds of values that are the bedrock of our alliance."
"That's why the president [Obama] nor anybody else in the U.S. Government is going to hesitate to raise these strong concerns," he said.
