Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday accused President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. of not knowing how to rule a country.
“Hindi ko kasalanan that we’re on this road to hell, hindi marunong maging Presidente ang nakaupo,” Duterte categorically said at a press conference in Mandaluyong City, adding it was the reason she resigned from the Department of Education (DepEd).
“Kaya ako umalis sa administration, ‘di ba? Hindi ko na gusto yung mga naririnig ko dun, yung mga nakikita ko dun,” she said.
Duterte also said that as far as she is concerned, the country has no “Number One.”
“Kung presidente niyo siya, okay lang. Ako, hanggang Number Two lang itong bansa na ito, wala itong Number 1 para sa akin,” she said.
Asked to rate Marcos’ performance as the country’s chief executive from 1 to 10 with 10 the highest, Dutere said, “One ang rating ko sa kaniya.” She noted that Marcos seems to have no plans to address food security and inflation.
“I don’t ever remember may plataporma siya. I don’t ever remember him discussing kung anong gagawin sa problema ngayon,” she said.
“Nagkakausap lang kami dahil sa trabaho, hindi naman lahat ng katrabaho natin kaibigan natin, di ba?” the VP stressed when asked about her friendship with Marcos. She said she just tolerated the “toxic” environment and just focused on her job.
GMA News Online has already reached out to Malacañang for its comment but it has yet to respond as of posting time.
Imee
During the press conference, Duterte narrated in detail how she ended up as Marcos running-mate in the 2022 elections.
According to her, it was Sen. Imee Marcos, the President’s sister, who asked her to run for vice president in order for them to form a formidable team against then-Vice President Leni Robredo, seen as Marcos’ strongest contender for the presidency in 2022.
Duterte said Sen. Marcos asked her to run for vice president so that they would have strong support from the Visayas.
“Kasi matatalo kami ni Leni if di namin madala ang Bisaya,” Duterte quoted Sen. Marcos as saying during their conversation, which she said took place in late 2021.
Duterte said she could not help but felt used by Marcos. —KBK, GMA Integrated News
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