President Rodrigo Duterte, in his latest televised address to the nation, reiterated that he does not tolerate any corruption in the government, and that no person is in favor of it just like towards illegal drugs.
CONTEXT: In March 2019, Duterte also vowed to fire corrupt officials.

But time and time again, the chief executive has excused several government officials who have been accused of corruption. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/03/15/1901644/duterte-vows-fire-more-corrupt-officials">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
CONTEXT: In the same year, the chief executive also defended former Bureau of Customs commissioners Isidro Lapeña and Nicanor Faeldon, saying they were not corrupt after controversies surrounding multi-billion peso illegal drug shipments. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2018/10/29/1864129/duterte-defends-lapea-faeldon">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
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