Former Senate President Vicente Sotto III
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Sara Duterte’s threat to dig up and dispose the remains of the late former president Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is uncalled for and unbecoming, former Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Tuesday.The vice president, in a press conference on Friday said she warned Senator Imee Marcos of her plan if administration allies continued attacking her.
“I think it’s a very bad example because what we must practice would be to respect, first of all, the presidency, no matter who the president is. We’ve done that, my party and I have done that all these years. I think the president deserves more respect than that,” Sotto said in an interview with Inquirer’s INQside Look on Tuesday.
Article continues after this advertisement“Uncalled for and unbecoming,” Sotto added.
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House of Representatives leaders on Saturday slammed Duterte’s remarks as a distraction from the chamber’s probe into her alleged misuse of public funds.
Article continues after this advertisement“It would be good for her to take a step back and look at the situation in a different perspective and ask herself: is this good for the people? Is this good for the country or not?” Sotto asked.
Article continues after this advertisement“They ask the question: totoo ba? Totoo bang P125 million na hindi maeksplika? Totoo bang P16 million na hindi maeksplika?… If hindi yun totoo, then it is a demolition job. If it’s true, then the House is doing its job,” Sotto added.
(They ask the question: is it true? Is it true that there is P125 million unaccounted for? Is it true that there is P16 million unaccounted for? If not, then it is a demolition job. If it’s true, then the House is doing its job.)
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