“If it causes me and my allies to fall politically then so be it,” Duterte said.
Cayetano chairs Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee .
“That is just my opinion, I could be wrong but I have known Cayetano for many years. I have always believed in him,” Duterte said. “I was just kind of shooting breeze with everyone. Parang hindi ako makapaniwala na papatol si Cayetano,” he added.“I think that the investigation should proceed with the presumption of innocence then along the way if you find some wrong—either negligence or intentional—let it out and sort out what to do next either to file charges or not,” Duterte said.
The President said that the complaints of delegates leading up to the opening of the sporting event this weekend should not be minimized. “When you are running a big event you have to be structural and that is why I said it could have been better run by the military,” the president said.Read Next
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