While President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. faces extreme challenges in economy and border defense thus needing, more than ever, the support and united stand of all Filipinos, especially their political leaders, former President Rodrigo Duterte, as well as his boys (Congressman Paolo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte) publicly attacked Marcos Jr. in their effort to garner public support for reasons very clear to many Filipinos.
On the same day Marcos Jr. launched his Bagong Pilipinas (New Philippines) advocacy to tens of thousands Filipinos gathered at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta, city of Manila, Duterte attacked the current president with words trying to destroy Marcos Jr. and inspire hatred among attendees to a “prayer rally” in Davao City. While Bagong Pilipinas calls for unity, good governance and eradication of corruption, focus on the country’s improvement and development, and strength to help the administration succeed in its programs, the “prayer rally” wasn’t about prayer, but a personal attack on Marcos Jr., branding him as a drug addict, spewing worst curses, and saying he knew the addiction long ago when, as a Davao City Mayor, he was shown a Narco-List by the PDEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) which included Marcos Jr.’s name in it. The PDEA immediately issued a statement denying the accusation against Marcos Jr., that he was never on that list, and the fact that such classified list will never be shown to a mere city mayor. As Filipinos now know, Duterte is notorious for lying to his teeth. When Duterte was president, in order to destroy the reputation of former Senator Antonio Trillanes, he “invented” a bank account number in Singapore, and accused Trillanes of amassing illegal wealth and putting that money in that Singapore bank. Former Senator and Department of Justice Secretary Laila de Lima was imprisoned for six years because Duterte charged her of being a druglords’ coddler and received drug money, with false testimonies of witnesses upon instruction of Duterte and his minions in power (who later recanted their testimonies due to their bothered conscience). -- READ MORE