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Palace: Duterte vetoed measure aiming to strengthen PCA hoping for “more safeguards to protect” taxpayers’ money, coco levy funds from corruption

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the measure that aims to strengthen the Philippine Coconut Authority, among others, because there were some provisions that could allow for corruption. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued a statement on Sunday, Feb. 10, days after Duterte vetoed the reconciled version of Senate Bill 1976 and House Bill 8522, or  An Act to Further Strengthen the (PCA). In the first place, Panelo said the proposal for a […]