President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night said he fired Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) chief Anna Rosario Paner for hiring three consultants who were each getting a salary of P200,000 monthly.
The President reminded Cabinet secretaries, government directors and other officials to stop getting many consultants who charge exorbitant fees.
鈥淚 promised (during the elections): I will stop graft and corruption and, my God, I鈥檓 going to do it,鈥� Mr. Duterte said at the convention of Public Attorney鈥檚 Office聽 lawyers in Manila Hotel.
鈥淚 have removed many. The latest one was Paner of the Sugar Regulatory Board,鈥� he added.
Mr. Duterte said the SRA chief hired three consultants who were paid a monthly salary of P200,000.
鈥淓rase that notion about pleasing people close to you鈥�
Why would you get three, Sugar Regulatory Board? And you pay them P200,000 a month? Are you mad?鈥� he said.
鈥淟et me remind the secretaries, the directors, don鈥檛 do that鈥攇iving consultants P200,000 a month. Are you nuts? How much is my salary? It鈥檚 only about P38,000. It was only recently that it became P100,000,鈥� he added.