President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday merely laughed off Vice President Sara Duterte’s allegation that the administration is trying to prevent the 2028 elections from taking place.
In a media interview in Pasay City, reporters sought a comment on Duterte’s recent remark that the Marcos administration is pushing to stop the 2028 elections, calling this supposed move ‘becoming increasingly diabolical.’
Marcos, not giving any comment on the matter, just laughed for a brief moment and turned his back on the media.
Duterte’s remark came as she denied allegations made by a dismissed police corporal and former security aide, Rodulfo Gracioso Jr. that he delivered suitcases containing over P2 billion in cash to the Vice President, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte.
In her statement on Friday, Duterte said ‘I do not know Rodulfo Gracioso Jr., nor have I ever received any money from him.’
‘The desperation of the administration to bring me down, push for Charter Change, prevent the 2028 elections, and cling to power is becoming increasingly diabolical,’ she added.
She said her lawyers are awaiting an official copy of Gracioso’s affidavit from the National Bureau of Investigation so they can begin working on the cases to be filed against him.
‘Once we are done dismantling the lies contained in his testimony, it will end up in the trash bin-just like the one from Ramil Madriaga,’ said Duterte.
‘This is nothing more than another media stunt, an attempt to breathe life into a faltering impeachment case,’ she added.