Duterte has been in a verbal spat with several national agencies for the past weeks because of the issue of rice smuggling, in which a certain David Tan or David Bangayan was named to be allegedly operating in Davao City.
Bangayan has since been arrested for charges of pilferage by the Department of Justice (DOJ) the same day of Duterte’s visit to the Senate at the invitation of the Senate committee on agriculture and food, chaired by Senator Grace Poe.
Duterte has been repeatedly critical of agencies such as the DOJ and the Commission on Human rights.
“It took a mayor from Davao City for them (the DOJ) to do their jobs,” Duterte said in an earlier interview. “Before I spoke, there were no arrests made.” (MindaNews)
