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Acting Mayor Baste Duterte: Davao City projects are transparent
Manila Representative Benny Abante urged Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian "Baste" Duterte to investigate the city's flood control projects due to severe flooding.
Abante questioned the effectiveness of flood control funds allocated to Davao City during the previous administration and suggested Mayor Duterte inquire with his brother, Congressman Pulong Duterte, about the details.
Congressman Pulong Duterte stated that all flood control projects in his district were completed properly and directed the DPWH to provide official data to Abante.
In response, Acting Mayor Baste Duterte stated that his brother and the DPWH are transparent regarding the projects.
He added that if people want to look into the projects, they can, implying the issue lies with the questioner rather than the city's administration.
Mayor Duterte also expressed confusion as to why Abante directed the question to him, as he was not the one being addressed.
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