Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Speaks on Campaign Promises of Politicians
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President is urging the Filipinos to demand the fulfillment of the P20 per kilo rice campaign promise of President Bongbong Marcos Jr.
The recent actions of Vice Pres. Duterte sparked several headlines. She posted a threat anew against Pres. Bongbong Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos is part of the warning now.
The recent remarks of Duterte which called for the assassination of the President, the First Lady, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez was made amid the detention of the chief-of-staff of the Office of the Vice President, Attorney Zuleika Lopez.
The Chief-of-Staff of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte was cited in contempt by the House for alleged “interference” and was detained at Batasang Pambansa. Vice Pres. Duterte visited the OVP Chief-of-Staff and even requested to join her during detention.
According to the Vice President, Atty. Zuleika Lopez has health issues and she wants to accompany her during detention so she can have peace of mind and rest. However, the House panel did not grant the request of the Vice President.
On Saturday morning, the OVP Chief-of-Staff was rushed to the hospital and Vice Pres. Duterte was one of those who were with her inside the ambulance. Amid the issue involving Atty. Zuleika Lopez, the Vice President claimed that the government is allegedly using her to cover up the alleged corruption and irregularities.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Duterte claimed that she is allegedly being used as a “punching bag”. The Vice President called on the public to demand from the government what is due to the people in terms of the state services and the fulfillment of the campaign promises.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte mentioned the Php 20 per kilo rice campaign promise of Pres. Bongbong Marcos during the 2022 Elections campaign period. They were running-mates in the previous national election.
“Simulan na natin sa mga campaign promises dapat po pag ang pulitiko ay nag-promise na magbibigay ng 20 pesos per kilo na bigas, dapat ay tinutupad yun dahil binoto ka ng mga tao base sa mga sinabi mo base sa mga kampanya mo,” the Vice President said.
Based on the report, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte said that the politicians must fulfill what they have promised to the people and do more than that. Previously, Duterte claimed that Marcos Jr. allegedly does not know how to be a president and rated him 1 over 10.