There is a Manuel A. Roxas II in the official alumni directory of the Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania.
To again prove that Roxas was a graduate of the prestigious business school, his camp released a photo of the 鈥淲harton Alumni Directory 2006鈥 that listed Roxas, who was then a senator, as its alumnus.
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The entry read:
ROXAS, Manuel A. II: 1979; Senator, Senate of the Philippines, Rm. 523 GSIS Building, PNB Financial Center, 1308 Pasay City, Philippines,聽63 2 931 0501: r. 157 P. Tuazon Street, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines,聽63 2 921 2741;聽 mar@marroxas.com
The debate on the Liberal Party standard-bearer鈥檚 Wharton degree surfaced when Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte claimed that Roxas was lying about his educational attainment.
READ: Roxas to Duterte: Slap me if you can prove my Wharton degree is fake
Duterte claimed that Roxas is not a 鈥淲harton graduate鈥 but only a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.
He said one can only be called a Wharton graduate if he or she had completed a master鈥檚 degree at the business school.聽CDG
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