President Duterte on Saturday dared Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon to explain his alleged ties with alleged pork barrel mastermind Janet Lim Napoles and two former government officials he had linked to the illegal drugs trade in the country.

In his recorded public address, Duterte again lashed out at his critics, particularly Drilon and Sen. Richard Gordon, as the Senate blue ribbon committee continues to investigate the procurement of alleged overpriced medical supplies from a favored supplier that purportedly has links to the President.

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