Palace: Velasco should clear name over alleged Duterte cash links

Inquirer.net - Sep 30, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday said former Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, who has been out of the country since August, should clear his name following allegations linking him to cash deliveries to members of the Duterte family. On Thursday, National Bureau of Investigation Director Melvin Matibag told Inquirer that Velasco left for Nagoya, Japan,

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