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GMA Network
14 hours ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
Palace hits VP Sara for saying she doesn't favor any country
Malacañang on Friday criticized Vice President Sara Duterte for saying she does not favor any country at all. This developed after Duterte recently shrugged off allegations that her family is pro-China as she also questioned the Marcos administration's foreign policy. Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro on Friday reiterated that President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., for his part, is pro-Philippines. Castro stressed that Marcos has promised that "he will not yield even an inch of our territory." "Ang tunay na Pilipino, umaawit ng Lupang Hinirang na may dangal. Sinasambit ang mga katagang, 'Ang mamatay nang dahil sa 'yo.' Sabi nga po ni Dr. Jose Rizal, 'Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika ay masahol pa sa hayop at malansang isda,"' Castro said when asked about Duterte's recent statements. (A true Filipino sings Lupang Hinirang with dignity. They recite the words, 'To die because of you.' Dr. Jose Rizal even said, 'Those who do not learn to love his or her own language are worse than animals or slimy fish.') "Paano pa kaya ang isang Pilipino at isang lider na umaming hindi mahal ang kaniyang sariling bansa, ano kaya ang kanilang amoy? Iyon lang po," she added. (How about a Filipino and a leader who admitted that she doesn't love his or her country. What's the smell of this person? That's all.) GMA News Online asked Duterte's camp for comment on the matter, but it has yet to reply as of posting time. Last Wednesday, the Vice President expressed frustration with the state of the Philippines under Marcos, saying she gets embarrassed as a Filipino thinking that other countries are seeing its debacle. She said, "Matagal na nilang narrative na pro-China ako. I am not pro any country at all. Ang sinasabi ko lagi, we need to develop, we need to maintain, and we need to level up our relations with all countries, hindi lang sa China." (They've been using that 'I am pro-China' narrative for a long time now. I am not pro any country at all. What I always say is that we need to develop, we need to maintain, and we need to level up our relations with all countries, not just China.) Castro had said that Marcos already expected her criticisms on how the government is handling the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as the Dutertes are pro-China. — VDV, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
4 days ago
- Politics
- GMA Network
Marcos believes Dutertes are pro-China, expected Sara's criticism on WPS —Palace
President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. expected the criticism from Vice President Sara Duterte on how the government is handling the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). 'The President said, ''We expect that from the Dutertes because they are pro-China. At ang Pangulo po ay pro-Filipinos (The President is pro-Filipinos),'' Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro said on Tuesday during a press briefing after she was asked for comment on Duterte's recent remark over the WPS issue. On Sunday, the Vice President expressed her disapproval of the United States deployment of the Typhon missile system in the Philippines. 'Iyong problema natin sa West Philippine Sea, does not make up our entire relations with China. And so, therefore, there is no reason for you to lean towards the US. You have to always stay in the middle because you are not a part of the bigger conflict,' Duterte said while she was in Australia. She also believed that the Philippines is ill-equipped for war or any "global shock" due to the Marcos administration's lack of plan and direction. 'We are not prepared for drawing change, we are not prepared for war, we are not prepared for global shock because there is no plan at all, there is no vision at all,' Duterte also said. Last month, days before Eleksyon 2025, Duterte fought back against criticisms over her supposed "deafening silence" over China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea. "Of course I am pro-Philippines and nothing else,' said the Vice President. Marcos and Duterte were running mates in Eleksyon 2022. Despite their victory in the polls, the relationship of the two had gone sour, with Duterte even stepping down from her post as Education secretary. She also resigned from Lakas-CMD as its chairperson and a member, saying that she won't be able to serve the country amid "political toxicity' or undermined by "execrable political power play." —VAL, GMA Integrated News
