{"id":146892,"date":"2018-01-17T01:01:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T06:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=146892"},"modified":"2018-01-17T01:01:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T06:01:51","slug":"prrd-vows-to-continue-anti-corruption-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/01\/17\/prrd-vows-to-continue-anti-corruption-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD vows to continue anti-corruption campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Duterte (PCOO PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong> \u2014 President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday promised to continue his anti-corruption campaign to rid the government of corrupt people particularly those involved in orchestrated public bidding that result in unfinished public works projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m on a purging spree. And I will continue to do this, I supposed, I\u2019ll do it tomorrow. I\u2019ll be firing more people from government,\u201d President Duterte said in his speech during the inauguration of new Communications, Navigation, Surveillance\/Air Traffic Management Systems in Pasay City.<\/p>\n

Duterte made this warning after he dismissed several top government officials over excessive foreign trips this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd those who are into the wanderlust or are itchy for travel and wasting the many things that you do there without necessarily an impact on the lives of the people, better think of resigning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Duterte said he has also many faults but when it comes to money, \u201cit has never been an issue\u201d even during his 40 years of service as vice mayor, mayor and congressman of Davao City.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of things that I have to change and face the challenge of the moment,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said public bidding in the guise of lowest bid is another source of corruption particularly in the public works projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis public bidding that is lowest bid, I don\u2019t know why all of us, thinking Filipinos, millions of us has or have until now tolerated this source of corruption every day,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

He said \u2018a cartel of idiots\u2019 just go from one city to another waiting for news about a bidding and they would pretend to be bidders who will pay local officials just to get the project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen you get the product that\u2019s not really even worth a third of what government really has. That\u2019s the problem,\u201d he added. \u201cBecause every day that a certain contract is bidded out, it\u2019s always tainted with corruption, 90 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Duterte warned that he will go after the winning bidders who failed to finish the public works projects at specified timetable.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe highways in the Philippines are clogged with unfinished products and accidents multiply because of the sheer negligence also of the people handling the project. This insanity must stop,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you have the contract and you incur a delay of 30 days, I\u2019ll take over. I\u2019ll give it to another contractor which has the money to continue and I will not pay you, you go to court, then we will fight it out,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The President also warned the local government officials \u201cwho are deadwoods\u201d that he will not hesitate to dismiss them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m warning the local government officials. I do not want to threaten you but you just do your duty also because remember I can always suspend or dismiss you if I want to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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