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The President claimed the driver-bodyguard, whom he alleged had collected money from drug traders for de Lima’s senatorial campaign, could not have acted without her knowledge. The two were intimate, he said, based on recordings of their "lovers' talk" over the phone.  PDU30 said:
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"What is really crucial here is that because of her romantic relationship with her driver which I termed 'immoral' because the driver has a family and wife, that connection gave rise to the corruption of what was happening inside the national penitentiary. That is why the inmates had special privileges.  All of this could have only happened if there was a go-signal from the head of the department, which is the secretary."
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Duterte said a foreign country, which he did not name, provided the wiretaps. "Even the ATM  and the calls emanating from Muntinlupa to her driver."  The President admitted that the recordings are inadmissible as evidence in court, but said he would confront de Lima with these if given the chance.
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De Lima has admitted to being close to her former driver, but denied that she tolerated illegal drug trade and pocketed money from drug syndicates. The senator even said she was wiling to resign from her post and be shot in front of the President if there was authentic evidence against her.
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The lawmaker has called on the President to spare her former driver-bodyguard from personal attacks, saying he had gone into hiding because of threats to his life since Duterte assumed the presidency.
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The President would have none of de Lima's pleas.  
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"As the President, I got this information … as a privilege. But I am not required to prove it in court. That is somebody else’s business. My job is to protect public interest. She's lying through her teeth."
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Instead of appealing for her former driver-bodyguard, the President urged the senator to reveal her former employee's sources of funds for the construction of a house in Urbiztondo, Pangasinan.  Duterte asked:
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"Afraid to just tell the truth, or maybe afraid to just tell a lie? Which is which? He should tell the truth, expose everything. If he lies, he will go to jail. What is he afraid of? Tell me, where did your driver get the money to build such a good house? Can you show me their income? What is their business?"
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Duterte added:
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"Senator de Lima was there in Urbiztondo so many times. First during the house blessings, and on weekends you're with your driver. Everybody knows." 
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<b>Sources</b>: 
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Various news outlets 
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"Love affair led to corruption" by  Llanesca Panti, Manila Times, August 21, 2016
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The adulterous affair that leads to corruption at the Justice Department