Press Officer of Malacañang Issues Statement on Recent Claims of VP Sara Duterte, Sen. Imee Marcos
MALACAÑANG – Palace press officer undersecretary Claire Castro assured the public that there’s nothing to worry about over Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Imee Marcos’ statements.
Amid the flood control projects issue in the Philippines, most members of the Duterte family are in The Hague, Netherlands. The Duterte family even seemingly had a reunion during their visit to former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte inside the detention facility of the ICC. It was the first time that all four (4) children of the former President were allowed by the International Criminal Court to visit him altogether.
According to Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, it was really former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s request that they visit him altogether. She also claimed that they were quite loud during the said visit as there were instances when three or four of them all speak and it is probably something that his father misses so he wants them to visit him together.
While in The Hague, Netherlands, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte and acting Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte were asked about the issues over the alleged anomalous flood control projects in the Philippines. The acting Davao Mayor believes that the flood control projects issue is allegedly used as a “publicity stunt”.
As for Vice Pres. Sara Duterte, she refused to give a free advice on the flood control project issues in the country. She stressed that she will just watch their “zarzuela”. Malacañang reacted to her statement telling her to give her free flood solutions to her brother, acting Davao Mayor Baste Duterte, and the public will watch if they are effective.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also claimed that the Marcos Jr. administration may be up to something amid the heat of the flood control issue in the country. She expressed her doubts on the huge investigation. According to her, the admin might be allegedly cooking something while the people’s attention is on the issue.
Recently, presidential sister and Sen. Imee Marcos also claimed that she will stand against the appointment of Department of Justice Secretary Boying Remulla for Ombudsman citing the Duterte family. According to her, Remulla might allegedly be used in the persecution of not only Vice Pres. Sara Duterte but as well as the other members of the Duterte family.
Recently, Atty. Claire Castro, the press officer of Malacañang, reacted to the recent tirades of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte and Sen. Imee Marcos against the Marcos Jr. admin. Based on a post on News5, the Palace official told the public that there is nothing to worry about in their remarks.
“There’s nothing to worry about in their statements. They are just creations of fertile and wild imagination,” the Malacañang press official expressed.
Amid the issue, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte previously claimed that the flood control investigation is allegedly “too late” as the corruption existed even before the term of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte.