President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo)
DUTERTE WANTS GOVERNMENT-WIDE CORRUPTION PROBE By Azer Parrocha
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate allegations of corruption “in the entire government”. In a pre-recorded speech aired Tuesday, Duterte read out loud a
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directive giving the DOJ authority to decide which allegations to investigate. He, however, said he wanted the DOJ to have a special focus on the corrupt-ridden Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
“It may create as many panels as it deems necessary or adequate and may invite or direct other bodies or agencies of the government to assist or be part of such panel,” he said. He said the DOJ may also prosecute and
