In case he is haled to court, President Duterte said he prefers to stand trial for alleged extrajudicial killings than being accused of corruption.
The President insisted that he detests corruption in government, saying he intends to leave the presidency without any taint of irregularity.
The President said he has recently offered to resign out of exasperation with the rampant corruption in government. He also said he regretted running for presidency after discovering the endemic problem in the bureaucracy“Gusto ko pag-alis ko dito, ni singko centavos, wala kayong madukot sa bulsa ko. And that is true today. Wala akong extra expenses. I do not sign anything that gives me an addition five pesos of what I receive. Ganoon ako kahirap ngayon.
“Magbayad ako ng utang na loob. Pinuwesto ko halos lahat. But ang nangyari naman, sila ang pumasok ng corruption. So I had to remove na nakita ko na that lahat, the entire echelon sa ano puro corruption,” he said.
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