{"id":120111,"date":"2017-09-28T07:32:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T11:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=120111"},"modified":"2017-09-28T07:32:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T11:32:29","slug":"the-president-has-nothing-to-hide-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/09\/28\/the-president-has-nothing-to-hide-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The President has nothing to hide’\u2014Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected Philippine National Police Academy Alumni Association Inc. (PNPAAAI) Board of Trustees in Malaca\u00f1an Palace on September 20, 2017, explains how the country has become a narco-state due to the prevalence of government officials involved in the illegal drug trade. He then vows to address the issue within his term. RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the Ombudsman continues to investigate the wealth of the presidential family, Malaca\u00f1ang on Wednesday reiterated that President Rodrigo Duterte has been transparent and has nothing to hide about his family\u2019s wealth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President respects the internal processes of the Ombudsman as an independent body, and trusts its impartiality in the conduct of its fact-finding duty,\u201d Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President has nothing to hide,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported that the Ombudsman is poised to initiate a probe on the president\u2019s wealth as a response to a complaint filed by Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV.<\/p>\n

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has inhibited herself and authorized Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang to \u201chandle the cases\u201d involving Duterte\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

Carpio-Morales is an aunt of Duterte’s son-in-law, Atty. Manases Carpio, husband of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.<\/p>\n

Carandang said that his office had approved the request of the Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao to acquire the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) final report on the Duterte family\u2019s bank transaction records when he was still mayor\u00a0of Davao City.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was Senator Trillanes who filed the complaint with us and attached the documents. The office, when it evaluated the complaint, recommended the conduct of a fact-finding,\u201d Carandang said.<\/p>\n

Trillanes is known to be a staunch critic of Duterte since the campaign period last year.<\/p>\n

The senator has consistently questioned the president\u2019s and his family\u2019s wealth, claiming that Duterte had up to P2.4 billion ($47 million) of undeclared wealth in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN).<\/p>\n

Recently, Trillanes also highlighted Duterte’s inconsistent statements about his family’s wealth.<\/p>\n

The Ombudsman\u00a0recognized Duterte\u2019s immunity as President, saying he could only be investigated for purposes of launching an impeachment complaint.<\/p>\n

During the 2016 election campaign, Duterte insisted that his family was \u201cpoor,\u201d but backtracked in September, saying he grew up rich because of the Dutertes’ real estate properties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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