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Duterte sides with Balutan in lavish PCSO party issue

“If it was a party, the people were fed,” Duterte says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday defended Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan over allegations he spent a huge amount of money to hold a party for the agency’s employees. The President said in a speech at a League of Municipalities of the Philippines general assembly that he used to dismiss cases lodged against individuals who were accused of stealing […]

PCSO chair Corpuz resigns

(Eagle News) — Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chair Jose Jorge Corpuz has resigned. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement in a statement on Friday. According to Roque, Corpuz also resigned as members of the agency’s board of directors. The presidential spokesperson said he cited health reasons behind his resignation. “Mr. Corpuz, for the information of everyone, is not the person whom the President said he will fire for corruption,” Roque said. Only recently, the […]