More than a third of the voters chose the president’s conflicting claims on his wealth.
President Rodrigo Duterte claims the arbitral tribunal ruling on the West Philippine Sea dispute came out during the term of his predecessor, Benigno Simeon Aquino III; his solicitor general Jose Calida had earlier taken credit for the victory.
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