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| President Duterte delivers his speech during Pantaleon Alvarez's birthday celebration in Tagum City, Davao / Photo from Inquirer (ctto) |
Manila, Philippines – As the president’s anti-corruption ‘purge’
intensifies, he also warned government officials that they will be dismissed
from service if they go on foreign trips more than 12 times.
However, it was not mentioned whether the frequency is per
year or would start from the time they were appointed.
Recently, President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he was
about to fire another high-ranking official, police generals and cops.
“They go out on every convocation, convention, powwow,
seminar…it is that often. And for those who have traveled more than 12, you have
to go,” the President said.
The president added that is not impressed with those who go
on abroad, even if done in their official capacities.
“I just don’t have the respect for officers who often go on
foreign trips,” he said in Filipino.
He even cited that some officials would even use the climate
change forum as their excuse to go on trips abroad, but he is giving leeway to
military men and police officers who needs to go out of the country for
training purposes.
President Duterte is firm on criticizing government officials
who have been using their positions citing is as another corrupt activity.
“Corruption is really prevalent, and I’m starting it with
those guys who have been wasting money, going in and out of the country as if
they owned the money and for nothing,” he said.
“There will be no stopping in the campaign against drugs and
corruption,” he stressed.
“I am now the President. I will insist on corruption. It has
to stop…I will fight the drug problem to the last day of my term. It will not
stop,” the president said on Friday during the celebration of House Speaker
Pantaleon Alvarez in Tagum city.
Source: Philstar
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