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Pacquiao 'punch-drunk' to make baseless corruption allegations, Duterte says
President Rodrigo Duterte called Senator Manny Pacquiao "punch-drunk" and questioned his claim of P10 billion in lost government funds.
Pacquiao had alleged that P10.4 billion in social amelioration funding was not distributed to beneficiaries.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) denied Pacquiao's allegation and asked for proof.
Duterte expressed doubt that the Commission on Audit (COA) would overlook such a large sum of missing funds.
The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating 13 cases of potential corruption in the DSWD and the Department of Health.
Duterte also mentioned firing personnel from the Bureau of Immigration and the Department of Public Works and Highways due to corruption.
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