President Rodrigo R. Duterte is closely monitoring the issue of corruption.
The Chief Executive has reiterated his stand against irregularities in government and warned officials who will be proven to be involved in such practices and delaying permits in their offices that they must be punished and relieved of their duties. He has given 3 days to local chief executives to put their pending papers in order.
President Duterte has also appointed Danny Yang as one of the new commissioners of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).
“I’d like to introduce to you the ex-fiscal of Nueva Ecija, Danny Yang. We come from the same school. And I need men not only in the matter of the safeguarding and health of the people from COVID. I want every — well, not all,— you just coordinate—Danny is the name, Secretary Año, about the corruption charges that we file.“ – Report from Mela Lesmoras
