rich 888 Marcos is running a ‘fractured government’ – VP Duterte
rich 888 Marcos is running a ‘fractured government’ – VP Duterte
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. —File photos from the Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte agrees with her father’s pronouncements that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is running a “fractured government” and the “assumption that he is a drug addict.”
In a press conference early Tuesday morning, former President Rodrigo Duterte challenged the military to protect the country from a fractured government as he called Marcos a drug addict anew.
Article continues after this advertisementAsked about this, the vice president said: “I agree with fractured governance.”
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Article continues after this advertisementLast Sunday, she said that she, along with all Office of the Vice President officials, would undergo a drug test, as she dared all government employees to do the same.
Article continues after this advertisementHer challenge came after she addressed statements from several lawmakers, saying that she needed a psychological assessment.
Article continues after this advertisement“Ano ba sabi ko sainyo, psychological test? Kahit ano yan neuro[psychological] test? Kahit ano pang test yan gagawin ko’ yan dagdagan ko pa ng drug test,” the vice president said in an earlier press conference.
“What did I tell you? Psychological test? Or even a neuro[-psychological] test? No matter what test, I am willing to take you can even add a drug test to the list,” the vice president said in Filipino in an earlier press conference.
Article continues after this advertisement“But everyone who works in the Office of the President, in the Office of the Vice President, in all the offices of the Senate, in all the offices of the House of Representatives, in all the departments of our government must undergo a drug test,” she added.
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