Duterte: ‘Govt officials implicated in corruption cases must step down’

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Channel: Manila Bulletin · 2016 · News & Politics

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Government officials implicated in corruption should step down.

In a speech before the Filipino community gathered in Phnom Penh, President Rodrigo R. Duterte insisted that he does not tolerate corruption in the bureaucracy, citing his relentless resolve to weed out erring officials.

“They will face dismissal. I am not content with suspension. If [they] don’t want to leave, I will kill them,” the President said in jest in Filipino.

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