PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that the extent of corruption in government has left him with low morale and little trust in the bureaucracy.

In a speech during the 121st anniversary of the Philippine Navy on Monday, the President said corruption was everywhere, but that he could not address it within the constitutional powers given him.

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