Family of the Late Ninoy Aquino Reacts To Claim of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte
AQUINO – The family released a statement after Vice President Sara Duterte implicated the Marcoses in the death of their patriarch.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte did not hesitate to speak more and more tirades against Pres. Bongbong Marcos and his family. The BBM-Sara supporters unexpectedly witnessed a souring relationship between the two (2) politicians who made a victorious tandem in the Elections 2022.
The Filipinos first witnessed a seemingly deteriorating relationship between Vice Pres. Duterte and Pres. Marcos when the former resigned from being the secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd). The doubts of the people were even more ignited when Vice Pres. Duterte accused Pres. Marcos of allegedly not knowing how to be a president.
When asked to rate the performance of Marcos Jr. as president in a scale of 1-10 with 10 being the highest, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte gave him “one”. Vice Pres. Duterte also claimed she told Senator Imee Marcos that she will throw the body of Marcos Sr. into the West Philippine Sea if the supposed attacks against her don’t stop.
Recently, the Vice President also released remarks that seemingly ignited threats on the lives of Pres. Bongbong Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. The National Bureau of Investigation or NBI has issued a subpoena for Duterte urging her to explain her “statement.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte also linked the Marcos family as the alleged mastermind behind the death of the late Senator Ninoy Aquino. He was slain on August 21, 1983 at the then-Manila International Airport upon his arrival. His death sparked the protests against the government which led to the EDSA People Power Revolution and the ouster of then-Pres. Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
Recently, the Aquino family released a statement after Vice Pres. Sara Duterte linked the Marcoses to the death of their patriarch, the late former Senator Ninoy Aquino. Based on a report on GMA News, the family of Ninoy stressed that the late Senator is probably the politician who experienced severe pressure from the Marcoses. They stressed that the Marcos family should be held accountable for it as well as in the cases of the victims during the regime of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.
“Si Ninoy Aquino na siguro ang pulitikong nakaranas ng pinakamatinding panggigipit mula sa mga Marcos. Karapat-dapat na sila’y panagutin,” the Aquino family said.
On the other side, the Aquino family stressed that Ninoy believed in a peaceful process even until his death in 1986. According to his family, it is the stand that the former Senator has left behind to them. Based on the report, they stressed that they are against warnings that ignite threats on others.
“Gayunpaman, hanggang sa kanyang huling araw, naniwala si Ninoy sa lakas ng mapayapang pakikibaka, at noong 1986, ito ang nagpalaya sa atin mula sa kalupitan at kasakiman ng diktadura. Ito rin ang paninindigan ng naiwan niyang pamilya. Mariin naming tinututulan ang anumang bantang karahasan,” the family said.
Amid the issue surrounding his daughter, former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte expressed his confidence that VP Sara won’t be imprisoned even if charges will be filed against her. He stressed that his daughter can handle it.