Malacañang on Wednesday slammed the New York Times (NYT) for releasing its "cynical and unfair" report about the life of President Rodrigo Duterte and his beginnings as mayor of Davao City.

In a statement, Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said it seemed "well-heeled clients with shady motives" paid the New York Times to publish an in-depth article against the President.

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