A criminal complaint has been filed against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for corruption, accusing him and an aide of awarding government contracts to cronies while he was mayor of Davao.
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00:00More legal troubles for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after he was accused
00:05of corruption.
00:07A former senator filed a criminal complaint accusing Duterte and an aide of handing cronies
00:13government infrastructure contracts worth millions of dollars.
00:17This was while Duterte was mayor of the southern city of Davao.
00:21The former president and the aide have not commented, but previously denied any wrongdoing.
00:27Duterte is also under investigation by the International Criminal Court for Crimes Against
00:32Humanity for widespread killings during his crackdown on the drug trade.