Duterte curses at corruption at Road Board – Sotto
MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte cursed at the alleged corruption in the Road Board, which overseas funds from road user’s tax, Senate President Vicente Sotto III disclosed on Saturday.
Sotto said he personally talked with the President on the proposed abolition of the Road Board and narrated how the chief executive reacted to it.
“Nagkausap kami, personal na kaming nagkausap. One hundred percent may kasama pang mura yun nung sinabi niya,” Sotto told radio station dwIZ.
“Dapat talaga buwagin, P***** *** puro korupsyon yan,” the Senate leader quoted the President as saying.
Duterte himself said Friday that he wanted the Road Board abolished, saying it has become a “milking cow of corrupt officials.”
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“Let’s just go ahead and abolish it,” the President said in a speech.
“I have always been wary about this office because it has been the milking cow of people who are in government,” he added.
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The Road Board manages the proceeds of the road user’s tax, known as the motor vehicle user’s charge (MVUC), which is collected yearly for maintenance and improvement of roads, drainage and road safety devices./lb
