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Lacson: I’m willing to give Tesda chief the benefit of the doubt
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he is willing to give Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Director-General Jose Francisco “Kiko” Benitez the benefit of the doubt that he did not know about the supposed P5 million allocation offered to him. His statement came Monday as Beni

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