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Duterte camp makes formal request to open BPI Julia Vargas account

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Presidential aspirant Mayor Rodrigo "Rody" Duterte (Facebook photo)

Presidential aspirant Mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte (Facebook photo)

MANILA – The camp of PDP-LABAN standard bearer Rodrigo Duterte has made a formal request to the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI)-Julia Vargas Branch, Pasig City to issue a certification that the Davao City mayor never did have PHP211 million in his acccount there.

This was disclosed by Atty. Salvador Panelo, Duterte legal counsel, Monday.

Incidentally, Duterte also gave Panelo a “special power of attorney” which the latter submitted to officials of the BPI-Julia Vargas Branch.

However, bank officials said they need seven days to study and respond to the Duterte camp’s request.

“They asked for seven days to respond for our formal request and what is important is that we responded to Sen. (Antonio) Trillanes’ challenge,” Panelo said in Filipino.

He also said that they will wait for the results by seven days.

The senator, who running as an indepedent in the vice presidential race, earlier alleged that Duterte has PHP211 million in his account at the said bank.

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  1. bisaya-antibinay

    May 3, 2016 at 1:14 AM

    THE BIGGEST HOAX ALSO KNOWN AS DUTERTE!!! KAWATAN SAD DIAY ANG INAHAK!!
    THE MANY ILLUSIONS OF DUTERTE –
    ANTI-CORRUPTION PERO MAJOR CORRUPT
    BRAVERY AND COURAGE PERO TAKOT NG BALLPEN
    RESPECTS WOMEN, PERO WANTED TO BE THE FIRST TO RAPE
    PRO ECONOMY PERO GUSTO MAG CUT TIES WITH TRADING PARTNERS ( USA, AUSTRALIA)
    THREE LETTERS FOR YOU DURETARD – WTF!!

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