President-elect Rodrigo Duterte stated he did not take money from mining companies and business tycoons like Lucio Tan who offered him campaign money for the election, reports said.
“I assure you that I never really accepted money from any mining company. Yan masiguro ninyo maski tanungin ninyo,” Duterte said.
Duterte said he refused campaign money from business magnates like Tan, because he doesn't want to get compromised as a leader, not because it is "a bad practice."
As he emphasized in his campaign and during the presidential debates, one of the advocacies of the Dutete administration is regulating the mining industry in the country.
The incoming president recently appointed environment advocate Gina Lopez, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation chairman, as the next Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary.
Meanwhile, Duterte clarified he didn't say he's in favor of killing journalists, but admits he has some 'beef' with the media.
“Wala man ako sinabing patayin ang journalist,” Duterte said. “The danger kasi ng media dito kaya ayaw ko na sila, the penchant to slant the story.”
Duterte added that owners of news agencies in the country tend to use their media outlets to protect their own interests.
"They are there to protect their vested interest. Pag inaatake sila ito na magdepensa sa kanila just to influence the thinking," Duterte said.
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Source: CNN Philippines
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