President Rodrigo Duterte has denied compromising justice because of his close ties with the Marcos family.

Speaking during the 6th Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Accredited National Convention of Public Attorneys, the President said his friendship with the Marcoses started decades ago when his father, Vicente Duterte, helped Ferdinand E. Marcos get elected as President in 1965.

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