Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday that she does not support calls for the resignation of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. amidst the ongoing corruption scandal.
‘Never ask him to resign. That is a pointless call. He will not resign. Did you see the father? How long did that [presidency] last? That was 20 years. Look at the DNA. He doesn’t want to leave the position,’ Duterte said partly in Filipino at a press briefing in Zamboanga City.
‘I never said ‘Marcos resign.’ What I said was, first of all, he should take a drug test. He has a challenge from Atty. Vic Rodriguez. That is a hanging open challenge that he still refuses to do. I say that is a betrayal of public trust,’ Duterte said.
‘Second, his signing of the questionable budget. That is a culpable violation of the Constitution. That is what I am saying he should answer, which he is not answering,’ she added.
Duterte reiterated that Marcos should not be asked to resign, and instead asked him to do his job.
‘Marcos resign’ is a pointless call. That is why, I’m asking him to do his job, of which, we all know that he is not doing.’
Duterte also accused the administration of diverting the people’s attention to someone else instead of answering the questions on leadership.
On Sunday evening, a rally of around 100 individuals calling for the resignation of Marcos Jr. at Forbes Park was staged, led by Cavite 4th District Rep. Francisco Barzaga. /gsg