PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will not call for the impeachment of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales just yet even after he accused her office of corruption, a Palace official said on Monday.

“At this stage, he has the capacity to do [call for her impeachment] so. While the Ombudsman has the power to discipline, the President has concurring authority [to discipline] if necessary. But he has not made that statement yet and that position [of calling for impeachment] has not been made forward yet,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a news conference.

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