(FILE PHOTO) President Rodrigo Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – After Wanda Teo, President Rodrigo Duterte hinted that another government official would be removed from office due to reports of corruption.
Speaking before an audience in Malacañang on Wednesday at the presentation of new generation currency banknotes and coins by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the President said that after Teo’s resignation, “there’s another one coming up.”
Since the President took office, a number of public officials have been sacked from their positions. Some of those he fired due mostly to junketeering and diversion of public funds were, named publicly.
“You know if you go to other places to attend important meetings that would — may affect the country, I would appreciate it…Pero kung climate change dito sa Brussels, then climate change sa Tokyo, climate change dito sa Indonesia…You have spent millions for that and I do not see any improvement,” Duterte said.
Nevertheless, the President said it saddens him that the people who urged him to run for presidency are the first ones to be dismissed.
“But you know if you’d notice, karamihan noong nawala sa akin (most of those who were fired) are really the very first person who — I’m very sad that they are the very first to go,” he said. – Rosalie Coz | UNTV News & Rescue
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