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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte dismissed allegations he’s hiding hundreds of millions of pesos in his bank accounts, calling them “lies†and vowing to snub a probe into his wealth initiated by the country’s top anti-graft agency.
In a profanity-laced speech before lawyers in his hometown of Davao City, Duterte said his lifetime savings don’t exceed $786,0000. The savings come from his inheritance, salary from a government stint of more than two decades and legitimate businesses run by his ex-wife and his current partner, he said.
“There are baseless lies that I have hundreds of millions,†he said. Duterte also said he was willing to resign if Morales and Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno stepped down.