Philippine President orders graft probe in state agencies
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on October 27 said that he had ordered the country’s Department of Justice to launch a sweeping investigation into graft across all government agencies.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – PhilippinePresident Rodrigo Duterte on October 27 said that he had ordered the country’sDepartment of Justice to launch a sweeping investigation into graft across allgovernment agencies.
He issued a memorandum directing the departmentto look into anomalies at state agencies until the end of his term in 2022. It enablesthe body to decide what allegations to investigate and to work with otheragencies.
In a televised national address, he saidthat the country continues to be plagued with corruption, adding that it is notweakening but getting stronger.
He vowed to focus his remaining term onfighting corruption.
Duterte is not eligible for re-election,but fulfilling his campaign pledge on corruption could help the chances of hischosen successor in the 2022 elections./.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (Photo: AFP/VNA) 
