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President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he used money intended as contribution to his campaign during this year's elections as gifts to barangay officials in his hometown of Davao City, where he served as mayor for 23 years.
In a speech delivered during a Christmas gathering at the Almendras Gym in Davao City on Tuesday night, Duterte said he would give each of them grocery packs and cash gifts amounting to P10,000 for barangay captains and P3,000 for barangay councilmen.
"Nakadawat naman siguro mo. Dugangan nalang nato. Bong, kay Presidente naman ang muhatag, 50,000 kada usa, Bong. Naa moy gamay nga madawat. Naminaw man siguro ang taga-Manila. Atong painggiton. Tag-100,000... ka pitik. Dili. Naa moy makuha. Ayaw lang mo pangutanag kwarta kay dili man ni graft and corruption kay sayo pa," Duterte joked as he called Special Assistant to the President Sec. Christopher "Bong" Go amid cheers from the crowd.
[I think you have already received gifts. Let's add more to that. Bong, because the giver is a President, give them P50,000 each, Bong. You will receive a small amount. I think people in Manila are listening. Let's make them jealous. You will get 100,000... flicks. No. You will receive. Don't ask about the money because this is not graft and corruption because it is too early.]
The President then explained that the money he was about to give was from a politician who wanted to contribute to his campaign.
However, he did not accept the money. He tried to return it but the politician did not accept it back.
"Ani ni. Naay nihatag nako niadtong sa eleksyon nga pulitiko. Wala nako dawata ang kwarta. Di pud niya dawaton. Ingon siya, 'Diha lang na siya sa imo'. Wa nako gi-report nga contribution because I did not accept it. Karon amigo na nako ang bana, dili tong anak. Ingon siya nga, 'Sabi ng father-in-law ko, ikaw na ang bahala niyan,'" Duterte said.
[This is what happened. A politician gave me money during the elections. I did not accept it. He would not accept it back either. He said, 'Keep it with you.' I did not report the contribution because I did not accept it. Now, I am friends with the husband, not the daughter. He said, 'My father-in-law said it is up to you']
"Mubusina ko kay Pasko, manghatag man gyud ko, wala man koy ikahatag. Office of the President has none. I have no money. Maypa ang mayor. A mayor can give you operational expenses, intelligence fund, in which ang akong gibuhat niadto and I was satisfied because we were able to make Davao City peaceful. Kabalo ko nga wa nako," Duterte explained.
[I always try give during Christmas but I have nothing to give now. Office of the President has none. I have no money. At least, a mayor can give you operational expenses, intelligence fund, in which I did before and I was satisfied because we were able to make Davao City peaceful. I know I have nothing]
Duterte also revealed that he gave to hospitals some of the money given to him by the unnamed source.
He also reserved an amount for the officials of the 182 barangays in Davao City.
"Some of the money, gihatag nako sa mga, gigasto nako sa mga, hatag ko sa mga ospital. Tanan. Unya hatag pud ko almost all. Unya kaning inyo, nagreserba gyud ko because you know, I could have not been mayor kung wala pud mo mutabang sa ako," the president said.
[Some of the money I have to hospitals. All. Then, I reserved some for you because you know, I could have not been mayor if you did not help me]
Before moving on to another topic, Duterte assured the barangay officials that the gift-giving is not a form of graft and corruption because the money is not from government anyway.
"Ayaw mo ug kaguol nga graft and corruption because this is not the money of the government. It is money given to me which I tried to return, wala pud dawata. So, then niingon sila nga imo nalang na for charitable or whatever. So ako nalang nang ihatag sa inyo," Duterte said.
[Do not fret that this could be graft and corruption because this is not the money of the government. It is money given to me which I tried to return but was also not accepted back. So, then they said that I could use it for charitable purposes. So I gave the money to you]
He added that he could not declare the money as part of his income because he only served as a temporary guardian.
"Dili pud nako ibutang sa akong income kay dili na nako income. Gigunitan lang na, in trust. Eventually, ako ang nagbuot asa nako ihatag. It is not income on my part. Hindi ko pera iyan," he said.
[I could not declare it as part of my income because it was not an income. I just kept it, in trust. And eventually, I decided where to give it. It is not income on my party. That is not my money]
"Marami akong nahawakan. Iyong iba, sinauli ko, tinanggap nila, iyong iba, hindi. So I'm just making public what is really the truth para wala koy taguon," Duterte added.
[I have held a lot of money. Some, I returned, they accepted it back. The others, they did not. So I'm just making public what is really the truth so I would not hide anything]
In a speech delivered during a Christmas gathering at the Almendras Gym in Davao City on Tuesday night, Duterte said he would give each of them grocery packs and cash gifts amounting to P10,000 for barangay captains and P3,000 for barangay councilmen.
"Nakadawat naman siguro mo. Dugangan nalang nato. Bong, kay Presidente naman ang muhatag, 50,000 kada usa, Bong. Naa moy gamay nga madawat. Naminaw man siguro ang taga-Manila. Atong painggiton. Tag-100,000... ka pitik. Dili. Naa moy makuha. Ayaw lang mo pangutanag kwarta kay dili man ni graft and corruption kay sayo pa," Duterte joked as he called Special Assistant to the President Sec. Christopher "Bong" Go amid cheers from the crowd.
[I think you have already received gifts. Let's add more to that. Bong, because the giver is a President, give them P50,000 each, Bong. You will receive a small amount. I think people in Manila are listening. Let's make them jealous. You will get 100,000... flicks. No. You will receive. Don't ask about the money because this is not graft and corruption because it is too early.]
The President then explained that the money he was about to give was from a politician who wanted to contribute to his campaign.
However, he did not accept the money. He tried to return it but the politician did not accept it back.
"Ani ni. Naay nihatag nako niadtong sa eleksyon nga pulitiko. Wala nako dawata ang kwarta. Di pud niya dawaton. Ingon siya, 'Diha lang na siya sa imo'. Wa nako gi-report nga contribution because I did not accept it. Karon amigo na nako ang bana, dili tong anak. Ingon siya nga, 'Sabi ng father-in-law ko, ikaw na ang bahala niyan,'" Duterte said.
[This is what happened. A politician gave me money during the elections. I did not accept it. He would not accept it back either. He said, 'Keep it with you.' I did not report the contribution because I did not accept it. Now, I am friends with the husband, not the daughter. He said, 'My father-in-law said it is up to you']
"Mubusina ko kay Pasko, manghatag man gyud ko, wala man koy ikahatag. Office of the President has none. I have no money. Maypa ang mayor. A mayor can give you operational expenses, intelligence fund, in which ang akong gibuhat niadto and I was satisfied because we were able to make Davao City peaceful. Kabalo ko nga wa nako," Duterte explained.
[I always try give during Christmas but I have nothing to give now. Office of the President has none. I have no money. At least, a mayor can give you operational expenses, intelligence fund, in which I did before and I was satisfied because we were able to make Davao City peaceful. I know I have nothing]
Duterte also revealed that he gave to hospitals some of the money given to him by the unnamed source.
He also reserved an amount for the officials of the 182 barangays in Davao City.
"Some of the money, gihatag nako sa mga, gigasto nako sa mga, hatag ko sa mga ospital. Tanan. Unya hatag pud ko almost all. Unya kaning inyo, nagreserba gyud ko because you know, I could have not been mayor kung wala pud mo mutabang sa ako," the president said.
[Some of the money I have to hospitals. All. Then, I reserved some for you because you know, I could have not been mayor if you did not help me]
Before moving on to another topic, Duterte assured the barangay officials that the gift-giving is not a form of graft and corruption because the money is not from government anyway.
"Ayaw mo ug kaguol nga graft and corruption because this is not the money of the government. It is money given to me which I tried to return, wala pud dawata. So, then niingon sila nga imo nalang na for charitable or whatever. So ako nalang nang ihatag sa inyo," Duterte said.
[Do not fret that this could be graft and corruption because this is not the money of the government. It is money given to me which I tried to return but was also not accepted back. So, then they said that I could use it for charitable purposes. So I gave the money to you]
He added that he could not declare the money as part of his income because he only served as a temporary guardian.
"Dili pud nako ibutang sa akong income kay dili na nako income. Gigunitan lang na, in trust. Eventually, ako ang nagbuot asa nako ihatag. It is not income on my part. Hindi ko pera iyan," he said.
[I could not declare it as part of my income because it was not an income. I just kept it, in trust. And eventually, I decided where to give it. It is not income on my party. That is not my money]
"Marami akong nahawakan. Iyong iba, sinauli ko, tinanggap nila, iyong iba, hindi. So I'm just making public what is really the truth para wala koy taguon," Duterte added.
[I have held a lot of money. Some, I returned, they accepted it back. The others, they did not. So I'm just making public what is really the truth so I would not hide anything]
Source: gmanetwork
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