Presidential candidate Mar Roxas of the administration’s Liberal Party hits back on Mayor Rodrigo Duterte of Davao City who resort to name calling when asked for his response to the latest controversial statement of the mayor against the former DILG Secretary. Mayor Duterte during an interview called Mar Roxas “bayot,” which made headlines on various news website.
According to Mar Roxas on his response to Mayor Duterte, “Bayot” is a word used to describe a person who is effeminate or gay, so the Liberal Party standard bearer responded with just a very calm statement.
According to Mar Roxas, his political rival Mayor Rody Duterte always resorts to name-callng when called on to defend his campaign promises.
The Liberal Party standard-bearer was quoted as saying “Alam mo, eto lang masasabi ko. Hindi ka ba nahihiya sa mga kababayan natin? Binigyan kita ng facts, datos, katotohanan. Ang iyong masasagot lang ay paninira? Name-calling? Hanggang diyan na lang ba ang kakayahan mo na makipag-argue o makipag-discuss tungkol sa mahahalagang isyu na siyang bumabalot sa buhay ng ating mga kababayan?” he said.
“Yun lang ang masasabi ko diyan.” Mar Roxas added.
Mar Roxas was the one who first questioned the promises of Mayor Rody Duterte to end the crimes in the Philippines within his first 3-6 months of office which Mar Roxas described as a mere “pambobola,” so the Mayor responded by calling Mar Roxas as a “bayot,” and he cannot do what Duterte promised to achieve.