Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Criticizes Marcos Jr. Admin for Allegedly Not Prioritizing the Filipinos
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President slammed the Marcos Jr. administration anew claiming it does not prioritize the citizens.
The rift between Pres. Bongbong Marcos and Vice Pres. Duterte is no secret to the public anymore. The Filipino people began to notice it after the Vice President left the Marcos Cabinet with her resignation from being the secretary of the Department of Education.
According to Duterte, her decision to leave the Marcos Jr. Cabinet includes both personal and work reasons. The issue between the highest and the second-highest officials in the government was triggered by the arrest of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte said Pres. Bongbong Marcos allegedly committed an impeachable offense over the arrest of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. She believes that it was supposedly a betrayal of public trust.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos and the Philippine government were severely criticized over the arrest of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. According to the President, the government only acted on its commitment with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol).
Malacañang also defended Marcos Jr. from betrayal accusations saying the government only did its job. The government maintained that it did not cooperate with the ICC. Marcos Jr. also stressed that the issue was already present even before he came into the picture.
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte spoke anew on the Marcos Jr. administration. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the Vice President is saddened to hear that the Philippine government will be using public funds for the witnesses against former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
The Department of Justice previously confirmed that the ICC sought its assistance for the protection of the witnesses against Duterte. According to Justice Secretary Boying Remulla, they will ensure the safety of the witnesses and they will also extend financial assistance to them in their travel to The Hague.
Based on the report, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also claimed that the Philippine government is allegedly slow in making initiatives for the Filipinos affected by the war between Israel and Iran.
“Nakakalungkot dahil unang una sinasabi nila walang ebidensiya, pero meron sila ngayong witnesses, at kaya naman pala bayaran ‘yung pagbabiyahe pero nakakalungkot dahil sobrang bagal ng galaw nila para sa ating mga kababayan na naiipit sa kaguluhan sa Iran at Israel,” she said.
The Vice President claimed that the priorities of the Marcos Jr. administration is evident. According to her, politics is allegedly the priorities of the current admin and not the Filipino people.
“Kaya nakikita natin eh, at nakikita ng taong bayan, ano ba talaga ang priorities ng administration na ito. Apparently puro politika lang, paninira lang sa pulitika ang prayoridad at hindi yung mga mamamayan,” Duterte said.
Recently, the Vice President has travelled to several countries abroad. Malacañang urged Vice Pres. Duterte to report the good results of her work as she claimed that remains to work amid her personal trips.