MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte did not commit a “grand estafa” and made no fool of anyone when he said he would plant the Philippine flag in the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea during the 2016 presidential campaign, Malacaang said Wednesday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said this in response to retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio who said Duterte was “admitting that he was fooling the Filipino people big time” with his false campaign promise.
“Hindi po yun panggogoyo. Dahil malinaw po ang salitang ginamit ni Presidente, hindi po niya sinabi na yung nawalang teritoryo ng na…
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