MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. on Monday refused to talk about former president Rodrigo Duterte during an aid distribution event in Batangas on Monday, and stressed that he wanted to focus on the victims of the recent storm in the province.
In an ambush interview after the turnover of aid to residents devastated by Severe Tropical Storm Kristine in the municipality of Laurel, a member of the media was about to ask the President about Dutrrte.
Article continues after this advertisementMarcos, however, quickly cut the reporter off and said, “I don’t wanna talk about that; I need to talk about what’s happening here.”
FEATURED STORIES NEWSINFO Marce further intensifies; Signal No. 4 seen as highest wind signal NEWSINFO Marce may trigger onset of amihan season, says Pagasa NEWSINFO Marce seen to reach typhoon category Nov 5, says PagasaDuterte appeared in a Congressional inquiry into his administration’s bloody drug war for the first time last October 28.
In the hearing, he offered no apologies or excuses for his actions in his widely criticized bloody war on drugs.
Article continues after this advertisementHe also confessed to maintaining a “death squad” that had carried out his orders to execute criminals when he was mayor of Davao City.
Meanwhile, in a separate ambush interview last November 1, Marcos was also mum about the status of his relationship with Vice President Sara Duterte.
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