Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Speaks on Pres. Bongbong Marcos, his Cabinet
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President claimed that the Marcos administration allegedly has no plan at all and the country is “not prepared for global shocks”.
In June 2024, the Vice President left the Marcos Cabinet. She resigned from being the secretary of the Department of Education which she held for around two years. According to the Vice President, she has both personal and work reasons behind her decision.
Since her resignation from the Marcos Cabinet, the Filipino people witnessed a souring relationship between the highest and second-highest officials in the government. Pres. Bongbong Marcos is even accused of allegedly masterminding the impeachment of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. Her camp believes that the Marcos administration wants her out.
The belief of the Duterte camp came amid Pres. Bongbong Marcos repeatedly insisting that he is against the impeachment of the Vice President. The issue between Marcos Jr. and Duterte was even more triggered by the controversial arrest and the transfer of the custody of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte attended a “Free Duterte Now” rally in Melbourne, Australia. At the event, she gave an almost 2-hour speech wherein she spoke about the Cabinet of Pres. Bongbong Marcos. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the Vice President claimed that the Marcos Cabinet allegedly has “no plan at all”.
“I’ve been a member of the Cabinet and there is no plan at all, there was no direction at all… We are not prepared for global shocks. Pansin ninyo wala ginawa ang Pilipinas sa [US] tariffs? May narinig ba kayo na preparation natin sa effect ng Iran and Israel conflict?” she said.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also claimed that the Marcos Cabinet allegedly has no long-term plan on how the Philippines can be self-sufficient with regards to food for everyone. Based on the report, the Vice President also slammed the claim of the Marcos Jr. administration that the economy of the country is allegedly doing well.
According to the Vice President, the Marcos admin would usually say that the economy is doing good. She claimed that it is good to see in papers but it cannot be seen in the everyday lives of the Filipino people. Based on the report, she also stressed that the rich remain rich while the poor are allegedly getting poorer.
“There is nothing happening in our economy. Ang mayaman, mayaman pa rin. Yung mahirap, lalong naghirap. The poor is getting poorer,” the Vice President said.
Speaking in front of the Filipinos in Melbourne, the Vice President said the Philippines is “not climate resilient at all”. Based on the report, she claimed that the country allegedly has no preparations on the climate change that may affect the country.
At the event, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte urged the Filipinos to convince the government of Australia to look into the alleged “injustice” of the ICC against her father.