Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Reacted to the “Performance” of Former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte at the House Hearing
SARA DUTERTE – The Vice President described the “performance” of her father, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte, at the House hearing as “best dramatic actor”.
For the first time, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte appeared at the hearing set by the House Quad Committee over the war on drugs of his administration. Prior to his recent appearance at the hearing, the former President skipped the invitation of the Quad Comm several times.
In over one of the previous invitations for the House hearing, the lawyer of Duterte admitted that his client has doubts on the integrity and independence of the House Quad Comm. The statement came after the former President appeared at the first probe conducted by the Senate on the war on drugs.
Senator Bato dela Rosa who initially expressed his intent to launch a probe on the drug war and invite Duterte was also the one who confirmed the attendance of the former President to the Senate hearing. According to Dela Rosa, the former Chief Executive is allegedly more confident in the Senate than in the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte appeared at the latest hearing conducted by the House Quad Committee over his administration’s war on drugs. At the hearing, he expressed taking full legal and moral responsibility over the war on drugs of his administration.
Former Senators Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV were also present at the probe. Unexpectedly, Duterte was caught making gestures at the hearing as if he wants to hit De Lima and Trillanes. He even attempted to throw the microphone to Trillanes.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte arrived at the House hearing wherein her father was invited to be one of the resource speakers. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, the Vice President claimed that she went there to look after her father.
VP Sara stressed that her father’s day started at 6:00 a.m. and it was already 10:30 p.m. when he still was not able to really eat. They were worried that his blood sugar level might have dropped already.
“Usually kasi hindi siya nakikinig sa mga kasama niya, so humihingi sila ng tulong sa ’kin kung anong isabi, pagsabihan… Naniwala naman siya nung sinabi namin na kumain na muna siya,” the Vice President said.
Based on the report, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte has a cryptic remarks on the testimony of former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte at the House hearing. She even rated his “performance” as 12 out of 10.
“Best dramatic actor,” the younger Duterte said of her father’s testimony at the House hearing.
Former Sen. Leila de Lima revealed that some friends told her about the gesture of Duterte during the House hearing. She was not able to see it during the inquiry as she was looking away when he made the gesture.