VP Sara Duterte Says FPRRD May Face Similar Fate w/ Ninoy Aquino If He Insists To Return to PH, Malacañang Reacts
Malacañang reacted to Vice President Sara Duterte’s statement that former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte may have a similar fate with the late former Senator Ninoy Aquino Jr.
One of the events that truly marked the history of the Philippines is the death of former Sen. Ninoy Aquino Jr., the husband of the late former Pres. Cory Aquino and father of the late former Pres. Noynoy Aquino and actress-TV host Kris Aquino. He was known as a staunch critic of the Marcos administration and he was in icon of democracy in the country.
Aquino was shot upon before he ever set foot again on the Philippine lands after three (3) years of exile in the United States. He died at the Manila International Airport or now named after him, the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
The death of Aquino was surrounding by several rumors and issues. One of the recent mentioning of the unfortunate event was when Vice Pres. Sara Duterte accused the Marcoses of allegedly being the one behind Ninoy Aquino’s death.
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte who is currently in The Hague, Netherlands now to support the ICC battle of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte has once again mentioned Ninoy Aquino as she spoke to the Filipinos at the Het Malieveld Park in The Hague, Netherlands.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte revealed she warned former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte of a similar fate with Ninoy Aquino if he insists to return to the Philippines. Regardless, the former Chief Executive wants to go home to the country.
The statement of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte earned a reaction from Malacañang. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Palace press officer Atty. Claire Castro expressed confusion on where the Vice President got the comparison between former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and the late former Sen. Ninoy Aquino as well as the alleged threats on her father’s life.
“Yun na nga po ang nakakapagtaka, eh… Saan po nakukuha ang pagkukumpara kay dating Ninoy Aquino. Saan kukuha yung mga threats?” Malacañang said.
Based on the report, Castro further stressed that former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has never compared himself to the late Ninoy Aquino but to Nazi Germany dictator Adolf Hitler. According to her, it is way too far to compare Duterte with Aquino saying the latter was not accused of crimes against humanity.
“Parang hindi po natin nadinig noon na inihalintulad ni dati pangulong Duterte ang sarili niya kay Ninoy, kung hindi kay Hitler… Mas ninais po ni dating pangulong Duterte na ikumpara ang sarili nya kay Hitler,” the Palace Press Officer said.
Previously, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte revealed that former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte is ready to have a similar fate with Ninoy Aquino as long as he can go home to the Philippines.