The world's most notorious President confesses he once molested a sleeping maid

- Philippine President was counting confession he had with a priest at high school

- Detailed how he had entered the room of his maid while she was sleeping

- The 73-year-old revealed how he 'tried to touch what was inside the panty'

- Women's rights groups accused him of attempted rape, slamming 'repulsive' remarks

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sparked outrage after describing how he 'touched' his maid while she was asleep when he was a teenager.

Women's rights groups have denounced the 73-year-old leader's 'repulsive' comments and accused him of attempted rape and encouraging sexual abuse.

Duterte frequently sparks uproar with his comments on women, including rape jokes and boasting about adultery.

In his latest remarks, Duterte recounted a confession he had with a priest in high school, detailing how he had entered the room of his maid while she was sleeping.

'I lifted the blanket... I tried to touch what was inside the panty,' Duterte said in a speech late Saturday.

'I was touching. She woke up. So I left the room.'

Duterte recounted telling the priest that he had then returned to the maid's room and again tried to molest her.

Women's rights political party Gabriela denounced Duterte's 'repulsive' comments and called for him to resign, saying he had confessed to attempted rape.

'Rape does not happen only through penile insertion. If it is a finger or an object it is considered rape,' said Joms Salvador, secretary general of Gabriela.

Responding to the criticism, Duterte's spokesman said Sunday that the president had 'made up' and 'added and spliced' the story.

'He has made up a laughable anecdote to dramatise the fact of sexual abuse that was inflicted on him and his fellow students when they were in high school,' said Salvador Panelo.