‘Nakakatawa,’ Castro says of VP Sara’s claim that BBM is pro-China
Malacañang on Monday simply laughed off Vice President Sara Duterte’s allegation that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. might be a pro-China sympathizer, calling the insinuation funny. Presidential Communications. . .
Malacañang on Monday simply laughed off Vice President Sara Duterte’s allegation that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. might be a pro-China sympathizer, calling the insinuation funny. Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace press officer Claire Castro pointed out the President’s record in upholding the country’s rights and sovereignty amid the row over the West Philippine Sea. “Nakita po natin kung paano ipaglaban ng Pangulo ang interes ng bansang Pilipinas at interes ng ating mga kababayan,” she said in a press briefing. Castro went on: “Marami na ang humanga at ipinakita na sang-ayon sila kung anong instance ng Pangulo, patungkol sa ating soberanya, kung papaano natin ipaglalaban, poproteksyunan, especially ang ating karapatan sa West Philippine Sea. ”She said she found the Vice President’s insinuations to be amusing. She also asked why Duterte and her brother, Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte were the only personalities opposing Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. ’s call for government officials to quit if they do not uphold Philippine interests. “Hindi natin alam bakit silang dalawa lamang na magkapatid ang umaalma… Minsan kasi kapag ikaw ay natutumbok, kahit hindi ka pinangangalanan, most probably ikaw ay nare-react,” Castro said. Earlier, the Vice President said Marcos could be potentially considered as pro-China even without a list identifying so-called pro-China government officials.