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| Compiled photo of Vice President Leni Robredo and President Rodrigo Duterte (ctto) |
President Rodigo Duterte on Tuesday strikes back at Vice
President Leni Robredo after the latter criticized him for allowing government officials to
accept gifts of ‘insignificant value’.
Earlier, Robredo rebukes Duterte over his controversial remark,
saying that police officer should not accept gifts in accordance to Republic
Act 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and
Employees.
“I quoted the very words sa Anti-graft and Corrupt
Practices. There is an exception there. Nominal. I used the word ‘nominal’ and
out of gratitude. Alam mo, ang Pilipino ganun. Hindi man ako basta nagasumbong
— mag-ano ng bunganga,” Duterte said Tuesday before recipients of the
Outstanding Government Workers Award in Malacañang.
“Tapos si Leni talaga, kasi illegal and unconstitutional.
Hay, sabi ko, ma’am, kung ikaw ang ma-Presidente ng Pilipinas, patay. You do
not even read a book and that is a major policy.
“Yung… Magtanggap ka, that is a… Ngayon, kung you are able
to solve a crime, tapos bigyan ka ng Mercedes-Benz, ah p***** i** ka, kalokohan
na ‘yan. Ibig sabihin tinakot mo na ‘yung na-kidnap na, ‘ako na ang kikidnap
(kidnap) sa’yo sunod. Mercedes…’,” the President added.
Last month, the President said that police officers should accept gifts and money as long as it came from the giver’s generosity.
“It is not bribery because it is allowed by the law. What I
mean is if there is generosity and then sabi ng anti-graft you cannot accept
gifts, kalokohan ‘yan,” Duterte said
“If you’re able to solve a crime and the family would like
to be generous to you or nurture a feeling of gratitude for what you
accomplished then you accept wala akong…but to us that is something,” he added.
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