Former Interior Secretary and presidential aspirant Mar Roxas challenged the tough-talking mayor of Davao City, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to a fistfight after he previously challenge the mayor to a slapping match.
The presidential aspirant Mar Roxas was quoted as saying “Talk, talk, talk, yan na lang ang ginagawa mo, Digong, eh, daldal nang daldal. 157 P. Tuazon, Cubao, Quezon City. Aantayin kita,” Roxas said, addressing Duterte, in an interview with reporters Tuesday.
Previous reports states that Mar Roxas challenge the mayor to slap him if he can prove that he did not graduate from Wharton School of Economics at University of Pennsylvania. According to some netizens Mar Roxas indeed a graduate of University of Pennsylvania but an undergraduate of the Wharton School of Economics as Roxas claimed.
Mar Roxas previously stated “Kung hindi totoo ang Wharton degree ko, sampalin mo ko, hindi ako iilag. Pero kung totoo ang Wharton degree ko, sasampalin kita,,” Roxas told Duterte yesterday.
The challenge came when Mayor Duterte claimed that his Wharton degree is the real “myth,” after Roxas earlier stated that Davao’s peaceful image is only a “myth.”
During the interview with reporters on his challenge with Mayor Duterte, Mar Roxas stated the following: “Hindi ko problema na ayaw maniwala ni Digong,” said Roxas.” Ayaw niya maniwala, eh di huwag.”
The LP standard bearer also said that it is time to stand up against a bully, referring to the PDP-Laban candidate. He is ready to face Duterte, he added, even saying that he will advise the mayor the next time he makes a visit to Davao City.
“Itong tigas-tigasan, itong siga-siga, bumenta na yan eh, gasgas na yan. Ako, galit ako sa bully. Galit ako sa mga nagsasamantala. Galit ako sa mga naghahari-hari. Galit ako sa mga mabibigat ang kamay. Galit ako sa mga tao na akala nila sila lang ang kapangyarihan dito sa bansa natin.”
Watch the Full Interview with Mar Roxas on his Challenge against Duterte.