Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
Its goes a lot higher than the mayors fred,a lot higher,i already cited one rotten apple ronald singson who despite being a convicted cocaine smuggler being walked through NAIA by a head customs official because of his and his fathers power once again became a congressman when he returned to the PI after his incarceration in honkers,thats the type of deep rooted upper echelon corruption thats at the heart of the issue,the tindera and pedicab driver are collateral damage,if duterte started popping off corrupt congressmen then it might truly change things.
True, he was charged and convicted with drug trafficking as he transited through Hong Kong on his way to Macau for some kind of poker event.

He was caught carrying 6.67 grams (0.24 ozs) of cocaine at the airport.
He alleges this was given to him a friend.

He also claims that he pleaded for leniency on the basis that it was for personal use only but the courts prefered to stand fast that he may have decided to share with his friend. Thus no personal use.

Anyway this episode wasn't deemed serious enough to prevent him securing a US Visa.

I seem to recall that Obama admitted he used cocaine and marijuana.