Baste Duterte under oath: Never talked business with VP sis

Inquirer.net - Sep 30, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte faced sustained prosecution questioning on Tuesday over 19 city government contracts worth P33.2 million awarded to GenCorp Industries Inc., a company his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, declared as a business interest in her statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Baste was declared a

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