{"id":111073,"date":"2017-08-10T03:53:31","date_gmt":"2017-08-10T07:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=111073"},"modified":"2017-08-10T04:34:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-10T08:34:22","slug":"duterte-reiterates-ill-quit-if-any-of-my-children-are-corrupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/08\/10\/duterte-reiterates-ill-quit-if-any-of-my-children-are-corrupt\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte reiterates: I\u2019ll quit if any of my children are corrupt"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo by: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines in Japan, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he will step down from office if any of his children were involved in corruption after his eldest son Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte was hauled into a smuggling scandal troubling the Bureau of Customs (BOC).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cCorruption was really one I do not like. Pati \u2018yung anak ko ngayon, sinasali diyan sa Customs (Even my son was dragged in issues involving customs). I told you before and I\u2019m telling you now again, if any of my children is involved in corruption, I will immediately resign\u2026 you have my word,\u201d Duterte said during a business forum in Mandaluyong City.<\/span><\/p>\n

Duterte also warned government officials who will entertain corruption practices in the intervention of his children, saying they will be fired and prosecuted in court even if they include his own relatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI really do not tolerate corruption. Any official who entertains (corrupt practices) with the intervention of any of my sons and daughter, that is enough for me. I will fire you and I will press charges against you and my relative, wherever he is, and you\u2019\u2019 have the luxury of seeing me go down. Hindi ko na kailangan ang trabahong ito sa totoo lang (I really don’t need this job),\u201d the president added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier, customs Broker Mark Taguba revealed in a House investigation that the vice mayor\u2019s name was being dropped by people involved in bribery at the Customs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taguba said a certain \u201cTita Nanie\u201d to whom he was giving P10, 000 bribe per container had said to him that the money would go to a \u201cDavao group\u201d headed by the vice mayor.<\/span><\/p>\n

He admitted it was possible that Paolo\u2019s name was used to allow the entry of smuggled drugs. Also, Taguba said it is only a rumor and he never talked to the vice mayor.<\/span><\/p>\n

The younger Duterte has denied the allegation, citing the broker\u2019s statement that it was only rumors.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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