President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday came to the defense of his son Paolo, the vice mayor of Davao City, whose name cropped up during the Senate investigation of smuggling at the Bureau of Customs.

At the inauguration of Solar Philippines Factory in Sto. Tomas, Batangas, Duterte again vowed to step down if any member of his family was proven to be involved in graft and corruption.

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