President Rodrigo Duterte believes that if cops are given money, even in amounts that are not allowed by law, they should accept it as long as it came from the contributor's "generosity."
He said this on Friday, August 9, as he spoke to the country's top cops during the Philippine National Police's 118th Service Anniversary held in Camp Crame.
"Hindi ko kayo iipitin, basta 'pag bigayan kayo eh tanggapin 'nyo. It is not bribery...it cannot be bribery because it is allowed by law. What I mean, if there is generosity in them, sabi ng anti-graft [law] you cannot accept gifts? Kalokohan," Duterte said.
(I will not stop you. If you are given [something], take it. It is not bribery...it cannot be bribery because it is allowed by law. What...
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