Unprompted Duterte comments on ‘estate tax’; No comment from Sara

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Speaking in Bisaya, vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte addresses UniTeam supporters in Carmen, Davao del Sur on Wednesaday March 30, 2022.

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DAVAO DEL NORTE, Philippines — The cash-strapped government can find money in uncollected estate taxes, President Rodrigo Duterte said.

 

In his pre-recorded Talk to the People that aired Tuesday night, Duterte discussed why he did not stop e-sabong operations. He said the government needs money and this generates about P640 million a month.

 

He continued in Filipino: “Where can we find money that easily? In our taxation, so the government can only prod.”

 

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