This makes Marcos one of the many public figures who have made misleading claims in asserting the Philippines’ “non-cooperation” to the ICC’s probe of the Duterte administration’s drug war.
Two days after Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio publicly confirmed her partnership with presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for the 2022 elections, President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his dismay over the team-up.
Last September, Duterte accepted the PDP-Laban nomination for vice president. On Oct. 2, he declared that he was retiring from politics. On Nov. 13, Duterte said he might run as the vice-presidential running mate of Sen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go under the PDDS.
The political circus in the past few days, involving President Rodrigo Duterte's family and their allies, showed how selfish interests obscure whatever good intentions they may have in seeking public office and how low they regard voters.
The content of the eight-minute video did not substantiate its headline.
Describing President Rodrigo Duterte as “worse than Marcos,” survivors of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s martial law on Saturday urged voters to reject the Dutertes and Marcoses seeking election in May 2022.
Marcos has not announced final plans for next year's national elections. And in a July 27 interview with DZRH radio host Deo Macalma, the former senator said he has asked the Davao City mayor about her own plans in the 2022 polls but the latter has not made a decision yet.
Before he leaves office next year, President Duterte should keep his promise to set up a Public Education Network (PEN) and bring back to school over three million students who have failed to enroll due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a former education secretary said on Wednesday.
While Sotto said he is open to run as vice president, he has not confirmed this decision.
Then and now, the senator has made no mention of withholding support for Duterte allies.