TWO top allies quickly sprang to his defense. The leader of his Partido Democratic Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan party, Sen. Aquilino Pimentel 3rd, and his vice-presidential running mate, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, of the Nacionalista Party, both insisted that news reports misinterpreted his comments on corrupt media.

Were incoming President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks wrongly understood and reported?

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