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The Vice President wanted me out, says President Rodrigo Duterte

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By Raïssa Robles

I was listening closely to yet another speech of President Rodrigo Duterte when I nearly fell off my seat because of what I heard him say.

This evening, Duterte insinuated before an assembly in Malacañang Palace that had gathered for the Fourth State Conference of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) that Vice President Leni Robredo was plotting to unseat him.

Around 12 minutes into his usual rambling speech, Duterte joked, “Ang plano ko is a, magresign na siguro ako. (My plan is, maybe I will just resign)”

Then he said, “Yung mga yellow diyan, nagdedemonstrate kayo. (Those yellows among you, you are demonstrating.)”

However, lest the Malacañang crowd which included high government officials from various branches of government mistakenly think that he was referring to them, Duterte hastily told them, “Hindi kayo (Not you).”

Duterte then continued to talk about the “yellows” and said, “you want me out because you cannot accept defeat.”

“Pero yung sabi mong yung left they would never even allow me to step down, to step to the ground. yang mga Komunista. yang NPA. Puro Duterte yan. Tingnan mo. (But those you call the Left, they would never allow me to step down, to step to the ground. Those Communists, the NPA [New People’s Army]. Puro Duterte yan, tingnan mo. (They are all pro-Duterte. You see.) ”

Then Duterte bluntly added, “Eto pulitika ito. She wanted me out. Siyempre yung, the Vice President.” (Now this is politics. She wanted me out. Of course, the vice president.)”

What is the basis for the president to accuse the vice-president of plotting to unseat him?

Of course, the Philippines has a historical precedent for a lady vice-president to plot such a thing. Duterte’s political ally, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, actually did that to the sitting President Joseph Estrada. She actually plotted with some generals to ease Estrada out of office. I know this because I interviewed Lieutenant General Edgardo Espinosa afterward about their plot.

At the moment, I do not yet sense such ambition or cunning from Robredo.  I still sense a certain naivete about her in the art of political wheeling and dealing.

So why has Duterte targeted her this early?

A line from Shakespeare’s Henry the Fourth comes to mind: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”

I notice that Duterte has a penchant for accusing people before they have even done the thing he is accusing them of doing. He also branded everyone who was demonstrating against the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos as “yellows”.  And for him, policy differences between him and Robredo over the dictator’s burial as a hero, the reimposition of the death penalty and the extra-judicial killings – all these weren’t factors that made Robredo issue public statements against these policies.

Duterte simply saw Robredo’s dissent as purely politics.

If Duterte considers Robredo a threat, this must be why he wanted her out of his Cabinet.

The coming New Year will be an exciting year indeed.

Comments

  1. Out of topic but for a respite let’s unite to make a fellow Filipino win on the 3rd round of laugh factory with 11 hours left on online voting.
    Just search alexcallejadotcom the instructions are there.

    Alex Calleja is a stand-up comedian and neck to neck with a Malaysian to win Funniest Person in the World.

  2. Digong might still be the master of his soul (if any) but he is clearly the captain of his floundering ship

    Like Hitler who reached the pinnacle of his military conquest when his blitzkrieg-style of armored attack cut the allied forces of French-British war-weary armies into two and could have annihilated the whole British expeditionary forces in Dunkirk had Hitler listened to his generals, which enabled more that a quarter of a million mixed soldiers to escape to UK and fight another day.

    When he gave up the Battle of Britain due to huge losses of planes and veteran pilots, he turned his attention to his mortal enemy – Joseph Stalin, again against the advice of his generals who feared battling two fronts, and rightly so.

    Digong is now battling two fronts – the brutal war on drugs with casualties now numbering 5000 and a new war against those who disagree with him on numerous issues arising from his manner and style of governance – and branding them as planning for his ouster through Leni and the still formidable “yellow” armies.

    There is also an internal strife between duterte and his own people due to his reversal of PNP Gen. Bato’s relief of CIDG 8 chief Marvin Marcos that immediately led to the killing of jailed mayor Espinosa Sr. and despite the NBI’s findings of a “rub-out”, duterte insisted on backing Marvin Marcos as just “following his order.”

    It is rumored that Gen. Bato wiil be removed as PNP chief and may be promoted as Defense Secretary.

    “General, what’s happening to our country?” This was the famous quote of the late former Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez while he was being wheeled to the hospital’s emergency room when he was nearly killed by an assassin’s bullets in a July 1982 ambush

    • Du30 has created too many a war and he has not been able to handle all of them at the war fronts!

      War No. 1 – vs. illegal drugs atpba.

      War No. 2 – EJK war.

      War No. 3 – vs heads of States including UN and European Contineent.

      War No. 4 – vs. the Rule of law and the Judiciary.

      War No. 5 – vs. the Vice-President.

      War No. 6 – vs. the Opposition or yellowtards.

      War No. 7 – vs. the dead Heroes at LNMB.

      War No. 8 – vs. Filipino citizens.

      War No. 9 – vs. Businesses, Foreign Investors atbpa.

      War No. 10 – vs. Prudence and Courtesy.

      War No. 11 – vs. Truth,

      War No. 12 – vs Human Rights.

      and War No. 12 – vs Duterte himself.

      A 13 war fronts! He beats all military famous generals and conquerors, including Hannibal, Alexander the Great and Napoleon. Hitler faced only 2 war fronts.

      War! War! and WARS! More wars coming.

      This country is in a state of all unimaginable wars. [ Add the unlisted wars]

      . . . he must have been reading a lot of war books all throughout his living day lights.

    • VP Leni has now a Leni’s Party trying to unify the Liberal Party! Where is the Liberal Party now?

      LP-to-LP

  7. Duterte is Saint An Ass

    With this recent revelation…

    President Duterte said on Wednesday night he felt “like a saint” when US President-elect Donald Trump praised his government’s antidrug war during a recent telephone conversation.

    “I know you worry about the Americans criticizing you. You’re doing good. Go ahead,” he mimicked Mr. Trump as telling him.

    “I felt like a saint,” he said because Trump’s comments were a change from those by the current US administration, which he had cursed for allegedly wanting him investigated by the International Criminal Court.

    Then I immediately browsed my books written by Dan Brown: The Da Vinci Code, Angels and Demons, and Inferno.

    It dawned on me that Duterte might really be a living Saint!

    Here is how we could deduce…

    To become a Saint there are five Steps:
    1. The person’s local bishop investigates their life by gathering information from witnesses of their life and any writings they may have written. If the bishop finds them to be worthy of being a saint, then he submits the information that he gathered to the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

    Parekoy: Who will be the lucky Bishop in CBCP who will investigate Duterte’s Writings. Maybe that Bishop should collaborate with Quiboloy and have a written acknowledgement from Trump how he viewed Duterte as Saint.

    2. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints can choose reject the application or accept it and begin their own investigation of the person’s life.

    Parekoy: Gen. Bato Dela Rosa should work with Sandra Cam and DOJ Aguirre to find the candidates/members of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Most Likely Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Farinas, Gwen Garcia and other avid supporters in Congress, while Quietano, Pacquiao, Gordon, and the rest of Super Majority could be good candidates.

    3. If the Congregation for the Causes of Saints approves of the candidate, they can choose to declare that the person lived a life heroically virtuous life. This isn’t a declaration that the person is in heaven, but that they pursued holiness while here on earth.

    Parekoy: This is walk in the park! The beloved leader, similar to Kim Jong Il, is loved by the his people. Davaoeneos and the 16 Million who voted for him surely petition and submit evidence of his heroically virtuous life.

    4. To be recognized as someone in heaven requires that a miracle has taken place through the intercession of that person. The miracle is usually a healing. The healing has to be instantaneous, permanent, and complete while also being scientifically unexplainable. Miracles have to be first verified as scientifically unexplainable by a group of independent doctors, then the person is approved by a panel of theologians, and then the final approval lies with the pope. If this is the case, a person is declared a blessed.

    Parekoy: In order to go to heaven, Duterte should die first! Could it be that Duterte had died in the early life? Could he be the reincarnation of Ferdinand Marcos? Davaoeneos attested already the miracles done by Duterte in their Davao City. Duterte made disappear more than a thousand of criminals with the aid of Duterte Crusaders a.k.a. DDS. But this miracle will close the deal! Imelda will attest that when she copulated with Duterte she could confirm that all the sexual styles, the tiny penis, sex positions loved by Marcos were performed on her. To confirm the claim, Imelda will share the videos of their sexual acts where Duterte reached orgasm and sang ‘Pamuliawen’!

    Being the reincarnate is miracle by itself! Thus he should cruise this step as easy as a pie!

    5. A second miracle is needed in order to declare someone a saint. The confirmation of a second miracle goes through the same scrutiny as the first.

    Parekoy: This 5th step is the finale! A lot of speculations are going on among Duterte voters. One of them is that it will happen in the sixth month after Duterte was sworn in as President and the Filipinos are finally free of the Drug Menace!

    ***
    On that day, the Philippines will declare a new form of government, a Monarchial Theocracy!
    This will be the golden age of the Philippines, where we are ruled by a living Saint for finally the Cussed Word has become Man, and we are free of all criminals, no more poverty, and enjoy an everlasting peace!

    Duterte will acquire a new name on his coronation as a Monarch and as a Living Saint:

    He is the one who now could not be named, but now could be named…

    Saint An Ass!

    People will chant while raising their closed right fist…

    Saint An Ass!, Saint An Ass!, Saint An Ass!

    Saint An Ass!, Saint An Ass!, Saint An Ass!

    Then a Filipinos will wonder if he is really the second coming of…

    Saint An Ass!, Saint An Ass!, Saint An Ass!

    Saint An Ass!, Saint An Ass!, Saint An Ass!

    ** ** **

    Not a one of the horsemen, but with a part of a horse,

    Parekoy
    12-09-2016

    • Ha ha ha, Digong, the Saint Ass!!!

      To be a saint he has to be CANNONIZED first (kakanyunin) with the military artillery. Boom, boom, boom.

        • That is why PACMAN is proposing a bill to celebrate his ASS HOLINESS to set aside a special day , The National Bible Day every last Monday of JANUARY to tell the world the greatness of his Saint Dutz Ass’ness.

          Senate Bill 1270 seeks to “boldly emphasize the holiness of The Living Truth by allotting a holiday its celebration.”

          “This calls for all Christians to altogether unite and celebrate the Holy Bible as the cradle of the Christian faith,” the bill states.

          Pacquiao, a neophyte lawmaker, said the Bible was the “core of Christian faith.”

          He said a Bible Day was necessary considering that that Philippine population is comprised of 93 percent Christians, making it the fifth largest Christian population in the world.

          “The core of Christian belief is grounded on the Holy Bible. Sermons and homilies of Christian churches dwell in the teachings of the Bible. It is the primary source of spiritual manna,” Pacquiao, a Born Again Christian, said.
          – See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/591727/news/nation/pacquiao-bill-proposes-national-bible-day#sthash.qnxaLwwK.dpuf
          **
          But unfortunately the “holiness of The Living Truth” is still to be ascertained by Bong GO via text memorandum to the Vatican if the pope is either barred or have to desist to attend the cabinet meeting for CANONIZATION,,,, OOOHHMM, AMEN!

        • Sen. Pacman’s bill violates the doctrine of separation of the ‘Church and the State’ bla bla and blast!

          The Muslims will demand from Sen. Pacman also a bill that every Feb. 1 the KORAN should be read by all Muslims in the ‘Pinas.

          Then, the Iglesia Ni Kristo, too will demand from said senator the same Bible reading every Feb. 2 of the month.

          Lastly, someone out there, a CULTO of demonyos will demand from Pacman the senator that every Dec. 24 the Demon’s Bible be read at the Quirino Grandstand, Luneta, Manila, by all those with tails and horns! This BILL will gather more demonyo bible readers as there are many demonyos around than the rest!

          Pass the bills!

        • christian charity, better kung ipamigay na lang ni pakyaw ang yaman niya, give all to the poor so as not to be camel squeezing itself sa butas ng karayom. give all to the poor and do penance, get rid of his expensive cars, sell his mansions and use the proceeds to fund hospitals, free scholarships for the poor.

          christianity is all about practising what you preach, the bible no matter how holy is just a book. practice what you preach, love your neighbor, not kill your neighbor. not bear false witness against your neighbor and creating false evidence like aquirre is doing against de lima.

          pakyaw is fake christian, kulang na kulang siya ng christian charity.

        • sus, yong pinsan ko po, prefers national witches and warlocks day tuwing 1st of january. may midnight black mass officiated by naked chief druid at may human sacrifice pa, the killing of a virgin followed by frenzy of free for all orgy.

        • he, he, he, sabi ko tuloy, we should have national naked day where everyone goes to work naked! naked in the train, sa palengke, sa opisina, sa escuela, nudist lahat! walang tapalodo.

      • tama yata si digont, feeling like a saint dahil patron saint yan ng drug lords. digong is protector of drug lords gaya nina peter lim.

  8. California-based Solar Power, manufacturer of solar panels, will close its manufacturing facility in the Philippines. This will result in the loss of over 2,300 jobs.

    Guess who Duterte should blame for the loss of these jobs…

    • Hi Yvonne, according to news sources, it’s closing fab 2 as planned. Didn’t mention any ‘worsening situation’ in ph as cause. Can you clarify? Thanks.

      • CEOs and senior management of companies, especially of U.S.-based companies, are notorious for giving out the most positive spin of their companies’ situation. That’s why financial and investment analysts have learned to read between the lines of company pronouncements.

        In its filing with the California’s EDD regarding the job cuts, a Sun Power executive vice-president stated that “the information is based on the best information available to us, but may change due to subsequent events beyond our control.”

        • I hate to think that the trade agreements Duterte and company made during their recent trip to China will result in cheap (and possibly substandard) china-made products flooding the Philippine market.

          Although the Philippines has cheap labor market, we do not have the critical mass or scale to compete with china-made products that cater to a wider international market, and sometimes subsidized by the Chinese government.

          Sadly, this include solar panels, among countless other products.The end result is the closing down of many manufacturing companies and loss of jobs in the Philippines

        • yong sister ko po sa australia said na yong chinese made solar panels installed in australia could not stand the test of time. importers duon were sold dahil the solar panels were cheaper and the chinese assured that the panels were of quality. kaso lang, around 3yrs after installation, the panels cracked at naging opaque daw, and become less and less absorbing of the sun’s power. some have to be replaced. chinese quality pala is below standard.

          you get what you pay. if you buy cheaper products, expect them not to last long.

        • Ganyan nga ang mangyayari kapag patuloy na tatangkilikin ang mga produkto na gawa o galing sa Tsina.
          Isang ehemplo na lang (first-hand) ay yung sa kompanya na pinagtatrabahuan ko: isa sa mga kliyente namin ang nag-desisyon na dalhin sa Tsina ang pag-buo ng mga “modules” o pre-fabricated na construction items, dahil sa inaakala nilang makakatipid sila sa gastos, ang kinahinatnan ay nadagdagan pa iyong project cost ng 6 na beses sa orihinal na target cost. Kinailangan pa magpadala ng mga tauhan sa Tsina para siguraduhin na nasa tama ang pag-gawa.
          (The cost increase mentioned above “6X the original cost”, is only for the items sent to China; but if added to the cost for the delay to the project as a whole then…. someone’s screwed up big time).
          Kaya sana naman ang gobyerno na Pilipinas lalo na ang presidente ay pag-isipang mabuti ang mga plano na ibigay sa mga tsino ang pagtatayo ng mga istraktura kagaya ng “railway project”; dapat idaan sa tamang proseso ang pag-award ng mga proyekto, na kinokonsidera hindi lamang ang monetary cost, dapat mas bigyan ng halaga ang mataas na kalidad ng produkto, para na rin sa kaligtasan ng mga gagamit nito.

  10. After Trump thumbs up Duterte’s anti-drug war, White House says EJKs won’t work – See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/591728/news/nation/after-trump-thumbs-up-duterte-s-anti-drug-war-white-house-says-ejks-won-t-work#sthash.KTXVdkv8.dpuf
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    “What I can do, however, is restate the position of this administration, the position of the current US government, and that is simply that extrajudicial killings are entirely inconsistent with the notion of the rule of law and the commitment to upholding basic, universal human right. Plain and simple,” added Earnest, who has previously commented about extrajudicial killings in the Philippines under the Duterte administration.

    Earnest urged the Philippine government to “pursue a smart strategy to counter narco-trafficking and better protect the Filipino people while also protecting human rights. In fact, that is the responsibility of the government to do that.”
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  11. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-dutertes-drug-war-rare-evidence-of-a-police-role-in-the-killing/2016/12/06/3a89d830-b6ee-11e6-9fa1-ff5eb54db157_story.html
    In Duterte’s drug war, rare evidence of a police role in ‘vigilante’ killing
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    In October, a 51-year-old anti-crime activist named Zenaida Luz stepped out of her home and was shot to death by two men on a motorbike.

    Members of the Gloria police department were in quick pursuit. They chased the gunmen down rural roads and saw a second motorbike — backup — peeling away.

    A shootout sent the lead bike skidding. As officers approached, the injured men yelled “Tropa! Tropa!” or “Troops! Troops!” to signal they, too, were police — Senior Inspector Magdaleno Pimentel Jr. and Inspector Markson Almeranez, dressed in a mask and a wig.

    Both men were graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy assigned to work on Mindoro. In September, Almeranez was given an award by Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa, a Duterte ally who is the face of the war on drugs.
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  13. The Vice Presidency is half-way to Presidency. That’s Y Leni must be out of the way.

    Here is the possible probability: Congresswoman Imelda R. Marcos will be the Vice-President.

    There will be many possible probabilities to make the Office of the Vice-President vacant before Duterte’s term is up.

    How will it be done? Thy will be done. Just make that OVP vacant, permanently, etc.

    Once it is vacant, Pres. Duterte, by constitutional provision, can nominate a member of Congress to become the Vice-President. [SECTION 9, Article VI Consti.]

    I. Cong. Imelda R. Marcos is nominated and approved by Congress anytime from 2017 to 2020, or earlier, whichever is the plan.

    Pres. Duterte can or will resign from the Presidency. VP Imelda Marcos is the President up to 2022 – June 29th. What will happen?

    Since a president – Imelda Marcos is in power, for a couple of years, the whole shebang is Marcos again.

    <I.A.. On the campaign for Election day for President Year 2021-2022, Bongbong Marcos will launched his candidacy for president under a Marcos regime. Winning will not be a problem.

    The problem is the cheating. And it will be a problem worth surpassing.

    Bongbong Marcos is elected for president. June 30, 2022 he takes his oath of Office as President. He has 6 years term.

    Prior to when that 6 year term is up, another presidential election will be taking place. Who is the Marcos who will again run for president? Imee R. Marcos. Winning will not be a problem.

    Cheating no more problem anymore.

    Three (3) Marcoses became PRESIDENT under and after the Duterte Administration: the Widow, the Son and the Daughter.

    What is or are the possible probabilities to stop this from happening? Only the people can stop it under the Duterte Administration.

    Failing to stop it, there is no more possibility available to stop it once there is Vice-President Imelda R. Marcos, except maybe AGE or health, etc. How old is she? 87?

    II. On 2018 it may change. . . elections for Congress takes place. Imee Marcos might run for Congress, either for LH or senator. So, if on 2017 or early part of 2018, the OVP is vacant, Imee can be nominated. Or Bongbong Marcos may run too for Congress.

    So, for too many probabilities the Marcoses have ACE cards under the Duterte Administration until 2022. And thereafter.

    III. Is time to avoid those ACE cards above? The ‘how’ will depend on the people. It’s now or never. How peaceful it will be, let the people decide.

    In the meantime for now, LET THOSE sleeping oppositions and the millions of Filipinos continue to take their naps and sleeps while those possible probabilities are creeping into accomplished plans.

    When we are finally awakened, we cannot run nor can we hide. A rawhide of our ride will it be.

    VP Leni Robredo. . . be safe. Take care of yourself and the family.

  14. Battle lines are being drawn.

    U.S.-based political activist, community leader, multimillionaire, and philanthropist Loida Nicolas Lewis has now publicly joined the political battleground by declaring her opposition to President Duterte – calling him a ‘murderer’.

    In a report by its North America Bureau on December 6, 2016, Balitang America reported that Lewis announced that she has now joined the widespread call for Duterte’s resignation, after Leni Robredo was eased out of Duterte’s cabinet, and because of his other chilling rhetoric.