
VP SARA ASTANG PREXY-IN-WAITING
Ayon kay dating Sen. Leila de Lima:
UMAASTA umanong “president-in-waiting” si Vice President Sara Duterte sa paglalabas nito ng mga pahayag na taliwas sa mga polisiya at pagtutol nito sa mga desisyon ni Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr., ayon kay dating Sen. Leila de Lima.
Sinabi ni de Lima na wala umano sa lugar ang iniisip ni Duterte dahil bilang kalihim ng Department of Education (DepEd) at miyembro ng Gabinete, hindi nito dapat isinasapubliko ang kanyang pagtutol sa mga polisiya at desisyon ni Pangulong Marcos.
“The problem with VP is her mindset that she is a president-in-waiting or worse, a co-president entitled to oppose the President in his own Cabinet. She cannot do that,” sabi ni de Lima.
“No self-respecting Cabinet in the world will tolerate a rogue minister who publicly challenges executive/Cabinet policy. That is a given,” dagdag pa nito.
Matatandaan na tinutulan ni Duterte ang desisyon ni Pangulong Marcos na bumalik sa International Criminal Court (ICC), na nagsasagawa ng imbestigasyon sa madugong war on drugs ng nakaraang Duterte administration na kumitil sa buhay ng libu-libong Pilipino.
Tinuligsa rin ni Duterte ang desisyon ni Pangulong Marcos na buksan ang usapang pangkapayapaan sa pagitan ng gobyerno at National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), at tinawag pa itong “deal with the devil.”
“My observation is not personal to Sara. It is just the way how Cabinets all over the world work. You sing out of tune, you either get out or are kicked out,” ani de Lima.
Ang pahayag ni Duterte laban sa peace talks ay ikinadismaya rin ni Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Rep. France Castro, at inilarawan ang bise presidente bilang umano’y isang “peace saboteur.”
“Duterte and the peace saboteurs that she represents just want war and the funds that come with it, which is why they are vehemently against peace negotiations. It is essential to uphold the spirit of peace and pursue dialogue for the benefit of the Filipino people,” sabi ni Castro.
“It is alarming that the Vice President has labeled the government’s recent statement with the NDF in Oslo as an ‘agreement with the devil’ and has expressed opposition to the grant of amnesty to former rebels. These statements reflect a lack of understanding of the complexities of the peace process and a disregard for the aspirations of the Filipino people for just and lasting peace,” dagdag pa ni Castro.