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Philippines’ de Lima Arrest may Signal Wreckage of Pork Barrel Case

Our Correspondent
Feb 24, 2017
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There is rising concern in Manila that President Rodrigo Duterte is about to wreck the prosecution of one of the biggest scandals in the history of the Philippines, a country replete with huge scandals.

On Feb. 15, the country’s solicitor general, Jose Calida, in effect nullified a guilty verdict by a local court in a case against Janet Lim Napoles, the …

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