The
Vice President in an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN’snews channel ANC, Leni
Robredo admits that she was surprised by the decision of President Rodrigo Roa
Duterte’s taking her side in her efforts of helping the government in the
nation’s battle against the novel coronavirus 2019 disease or Covid-19.
“Nagulat, in the sense na for a very long time, hindi natin napapakinggan si Presidente na pinagtatanggol tayo,” said the Vice President.
(I was surprised, in the sense that for a very long, we have not heard of the President defending me.)
“Nagulat, in the sense na for a very long time, hindi natin napapakinggan si Presidente na pinagtatanggol tayo,” said the Vice President.
(I was surprised, in the sense that for a very long, we have not heard of the President defending me.)
President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo (photo credit to owner) |
“Pero ngayon na pinagtanggol tayo, natuwa tayo. Natuwa, dahil
tingin ko, kailangan iyon sa panahon ngayon. Kailangan sa panahon ngayon na
parating iyong mensahe magtulung-tulungan tayo,” she added.
(Now that he has defended me, I felt glad. Happy, because in my
view, that’s what we all need at this time. We need to send the message that we
are helping each other during this crisis.)
Last
Friday the President did not only defensed the Robredo he even fired Presidential
Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Commissioner Manuelito Luna, who
suggested that the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for alleging that the
latter was competing with the national government’s efforts with respect to dealing
with COVID-19.
“Para sa akin kasi, I think it was a good move. Sa amin, welcome move iyon, kasi ang panahon ngayon natin, extraordinary—hindi dapat tino-tolerate iyong kahit individual o public official na siya pa iyong nagso-sow ng division within government,” Robredo said when asked about her reaction on Duterte’s move to sack Luna.
(For me, I think it was a good move. For us, it is a welcome move
because during a time like this, it is extraordinary. We should not tolerate an
individual or a public official who is sowing division within the government.)
“Eh iyong ginawa noong Commissioner Luna, parang kinukuwestiyon
niya iyong ginagawa natin na pag-collaborate with the private sector para
makatulong sa ginagawa ngayon ng pamahalaan. Binrand niya iyon na
‘competition’,” the VP added.
(What Commissioner Luna did was he questioned our efforts to
collaborate with the private sector to help with government’s efforts. He
branded it as a competition.)
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