Nearly two months since she resigned from the Marcos Cabinet — a clear signal of an intent to break ranks and go on a divergent path — Vice President Sara Duterte took a swipe at the government, openly criticizing how the country is being led.
In a lengthy statement that seemed more like a contra-State of the Nation Address speech on Wednesday, August 7, the Vice President did not mince words, declaring that “Filipinos deserve better.” Duterte released the statement a little over two weeks after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivered his third SONA.
The contra-SONA is traditionally delivered by the political opposition as a reaction to the President’s speech. But the Liberal Party said Sara Duterte can’t claim to be the political opposition since the qualities of an opposition leader “cannot be seen in her track record.” (READ: Who is the real opposition leader and why can’t it be Sara Duterte?)
Duterte declared: “We are extremely tired of seeing our country being left behind, treated as if it has no value, unappealing, and submissive to other nations. We, Filipinos, deserve more than what we are hearing and seeing from the government right now. We, Filipinos, deserve better.”
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