Mayor Rodrigo Duterte Contented with His Salary as Public Official

The controversial mayor of Davao City, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte revealed during an interview with the media that he is really contended with his salary as public officials and noted that government officials and workers should step into his shoes literally.

Duterte Shoe

The Mayor of Davao stated that he literally wear cheap shoes even displaying his left foot on the table to show off his nonbranded footwear. He was quoted as saying “I don’t even wear socks,” said the mayor.

Mayor Duterte who have been urged by his supporters nationwide to run for President in the 2016 elections noted during the interview that simple living was the key to eliminating corruption in government.

The popular but controversial mayor of Davao City, Mayor Duterte, claimed that he had never been involved in any corruption scandal in his 22 years in government as prosecutor, mayor, congressman and vice mayor, said he could easily have yielded to temptation given the many opportunities that local officials have to make dirty money.

The Mayor clarified that if he had been corrupt, he could have easily lived in big houses in posh subdivisions, Duterte said. But because he turned away every opportunity to make dirty money, he has only one house, he added in a speech delivered during the 64th anniversary of this town.

As mayor, Duterte said he earns more than enough to support a simple lifestyle. “Salary plus allowances as mayor should be enough,” he added. If he ever becomes the country’s president, he would never be jailed for pocketing government money, the mayor said.

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