In a video released by RTVM, Duterte was seen,talking with Cebuano-Chinese businessman Peter Lim at the Philippine Drug,Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Region XI office in Davao City.LOOK: Pres. Duterte had a meeting w/ Chinese bizman Peter Lim, one of the alleged top drug lords in PH | @dzmmRP45 pic.twitter.com/BQNgM3zsqB— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) July 16, 2016
Duterte earlier identified Lim as the,Visayan member of the drug triad in the Philippines.
Helping hand
Lim denied the accusations but Duterte,urged him to cooperate with the investigations.
“I will advise you strongly na mag-submit ka sa investigation,” Duterte told Lim.
“We want to help you… Help us clear you,” the President added.
Lim said the he wants to help the government and offers full cooperation to Duterte.
“I could clear up everything,because my family is really in deep problem now in Cebu… In any way I will help, in all my ways I can,” said Lim.
Lim is allegedly one of the top,drug lords in the country that Duterte made public.
PTV-4 in a Facebook post states,Duterte and Lim meet on 15 July 2016 in Davao City.
Meeting with Mr. Peter Lim
Philippine Drug Enforcement,Agency (PDEA) Region XI, Davao City
15 July 2016
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte met,with Cebuano-Chinese businessman Peter Lim, one of the top drug lords in the triad involved in,illegal drug operations in the country.
During their meeting, President,Duterte told Mr. Lim to go to an investigating agency and have his case probed, to prove that he is,not the “Peter Lim” identified as the Visayan member of the drug triad.
“We want to help you…help us clear you,” said the President.
In response, Mr. Lim expressed,his willingness to help the administration in combatting illegal drug trade and to clear his name.
“I could clear up everything because my family is really in deep problem now in Cebu…In any way I will help, in all my ways I can,” Mr. Lim replied.
In the course of the discussion, the President also,mentioned government employees who have been skipping their duties during work hours, and made it clear that anyone can approach him on this matter and he will,take action immediately.
“I do not want people going back and forth, this is the procedure,” said President Duterte when he reiterated his stance on making government,transactions more convenient to the people, and added that he will require public offices to have logbooks in every transaction.
source: ABS-CBN
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