Vice Pres. Sara Duterte Throws Accusation vs. Marcos Jr. Admin Anew
SARA DUTERTE
– The Vice President claimed that she no longer talks to senators as they are allegedly being targeted by the Marcos Jr. administration if they talk to her.
The Marcos-Duterte rift is not a secret to the Filipino people anymore. It was in 2024 when the public started noticing the gap between the President and the Vice President after the she resigned from being the secretary of the Department of Education. The Vice President also left the Marcos Jr. Cabinet apart from leaving DepEd.
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The rift between the two (2) highest officials in the Philippine government was even more triggered by the arrest and the transfer of the custody of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands in March 2025. Until now, the former President is detained abroad.
Vice Pres.
Sara Duterte believes that Pres. Bongbong Marcos allegedly committed an impeachable offense over the arrest of her father
. She also claimed that the Marcos Jr. admin allegedly wants her out.
According to Vice Pres. Duterte, she was allegedly fooled by the platform of unity during the 2022 Elections. She and PBBM made a victorious tandem after their supporters united but they had a falling out just over a year after their election win.
It is no secret to the public that most Duterte allies in the Senate are now part of the minority bloc in the chamber. Their support to the Vice President over several issues are usually evident even with just the way they welcome her at the chamber.
Senate Minority Bloc 2025
“Hindi ko na nga kinakausap ‘yung mga senator kasi napapansin ko kapag mayroong kumakausap sa akin… binabanatan ng administrasyon — pina-file-an ng kaso, tine-threaten, hina-harass,”
Duterte said based on the
post
Recently, amid the rumors that a member of the minority bloc in the Senate will allegedly join the majority, Sen.
Bong Go and Sen. Robin Padilla stressed that they are solid in the Duterte bloc
. The latter is even vocal that he is against the impeachment of the Vice President even before the impeachment rap has reached the upper chamber.
Shortly after Sen. Bong Go’s post, Sen.
Robin Padilla defended the Duterte bloc
as he called on the unnamed people not to belittle him and Sen. Go.