MANILA – Malacañang has defended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from the tirades he is uttering during the campaign sorties of the administration bets for the 2025 senatorial elections.
According to Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro, what the Chief Executive was stating during the rallies of “Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas” are based on facts.
“Karapatan din ng Pangulo na magsalita kung ano ‘yung kaniyang damdamin. Ito rin naman ay para mapakita sa tao kung ano ang katotohanan,” Castro said in a presser at Malacañang Palace on Thursday.
She added: “Hindi po naninira ang Pangulo, hindi ganoon ang kanyang pagkatao. Pero mahirap na ‘yung isang parte lang ang sumusuntok. Kailangan din po tayong sumangga.”
During his various campaign sorties, Marcos said the administration senatorial bets are not tainted with corruption and are running not for their own interests, but because they want to help the Filipino people.
He added that he is proud to endorse the 12 senatorial hopefuls because they have nothing to do with extrajudicial killings and are against China’s continued harassment in the West Philippine Sea.
“Tingnan niyo po ang record ng ating mga kandidato. Wala sa kanila ang may bahid ng dugo dahil sa tokhang. Wala sa kanila ang kasabwat sa pagbulsa ng sako-sakong pera, pinagsamantalahan ang krisis ng pandemya, pinabayaan ang ating mga kababayan na magkasakit at mamatay,” Marcos said.
The President further said: “Wala sa kanila ang mga pumapalakpak sa Tsina at natutuwa pa kapag tayo ay binobomba ng tubig, tinatamaan ang ating mga coastguard, hinaharang ang ating mga mangingisda, ninanakaw ang kanilang huli, at bukod pa roon ay inaagaw pa ang mga isla natin para maging bahagi ng kanilang bansa.”
The President’s statement, although lacking specific names, clearly served as a pointed critique of former president Rodrigo Duterte, who is under scrutiny due to allegations of crimes against humanity and has faced backlash for his shift in foreign policy towards China./PN
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