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Several leaders of the House of Representatives on Sunday rallied behind Speaker Martin Romualdez, saying Vice President Sara Duterte’s latest tirades were a “desperate attempt” to divert the public’s attention from issues surrounding her offices’ use of confidential funds. In a statement, Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr., House Deputy Speaker David “Jay-jay” Suarez, […]
November 24, 2024 | 11:08am MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte said that her remarks about threatening to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez in a hypothetical scenario where she is “killed” should not be considered a threat. Duterte made this statement during a press conference on Saturday, […]
By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday she would have President Ferdinand Marcos Jr assassinated if she herself were killed, prompting Marcos’ office to vow “immediate proper action”. In a dramatic sign of a widening rift between the two most powerful political families in the Southeast Asian […]
Newly-elected Vice President Sara Duterte raises the arm of newly-elected President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., during the inauguration ceremony at the National Museum in Manila, Philippines, June 30, 2022. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo) MANILA — Vice-president Sara Duterte accused President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of incompetence and a lack of leadership in a scathing attack on Friday that […]