A palace spokesperson over the weekend belied claims that President Rodrigo Duterte has been flip-flopping on his earlier claims that he came from a poor family in the wake of a recent declaration that his family is well off.

“First of all, it is not a flip-flop. It’s just an explanation of how [Duterte’s] family [progressed],” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella told state-run dzRB radio.