As whiff of corruption emits bad odor, Duterte quick to defend his men

Dennis Coronacion, a political expert from University of Santo Tomas, said that “to begin with, the Duterte government has no serious program against corruption.”that while Filipinos would hear the President warning officials of dire consequences if they were found stealing government resources, including being fired, his words “don’t deserve to be called a serious fight against corruption.

In 2020, when protests were aired over the overpriced PPE sets, Duterte rushed to Duque’s defense, saying he was the one who instructed Duque to skip bidding procedures to acquire the PPEs because the country was in “a tight situation.” The Ombudsman said that it will look into the delayed acquisition of PPEs, delay in release of funds to medical workers, lapses leading to health workers’ deaths and confusion in the reporting of COVID cases.

Without results of an investigation, Duterte dismissed the COA report and declared he was standing by Duque even if it cost him the presidency because he saw no corruption in DOH.Since 2016, Duterte repeatedly said there is “rampant” corruption in the Department of Public Works and Highways , saying that no infrastructure project could start without “below-the-table” deals.

Malacañang issued a statement saying that the President has “full trust and confidence” in Villar because “despite the corruption in DPWH, he was able to deliver.”Cesar Montano, a celebrity who campaigned for Duterte’s 2016 candidacy, was appointed as chief operating officer of the Tourism Promotions Board .TPB personnel said they “lost trust and confidence” in Montano as they personally witnessed irregularities being committed.The complaint said Montano entered into a P16.

In 2017, Sen. Franklin Drilon said the Bureau of Customs , headed by then Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, was “clearly” involved in cases of drug smuggling at the Manila International Container Port.In May of that year, P6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs from China were discovered hidden in warehouses in Valenzuela City. The drug shipment got past screening by the BOC.

Duterte does not have the courage.

MAPA DROGA AT CORRUPTION.. INUMPISAHAN NYA PERO HINDI NYA MA RESOLBAHAN..KALIWAT KANAN PADIN ANG BUY BUST NATIONWIDE KSE HINDI UGAT ANG TINITIRA NILA

Oh yes, they have. Get hold of as much money as they can put in their own pockets by pretending the money is used in the fight against corruption--- that´s the plan

Yan na ang malinaw, kwentuhan lang talaga!

It was all a Bad Joke and people believed it. Ang saklap.

OmbudsmanPh galaw galaw

May oligarch na tropa syempre kawat kawat para daw di halata.

It's not just bad odor. It's their natural scent.

'Anong program against corruption? Are we going to shoot our foot?' Duterte 😂😂😂

Whiff? 99th alarm na, wala pa din! LetLeniLead

Yes...what.they have is a program based on 'utang na loob.'

one thing is sure when he steps down...😀

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