Vice President Leni Robredo鈥檚 legal adviser on Wednesday hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte after the chief executive issued fresh criticism against her leadership ability.
Lawyer Barry Gutierrez, in a Twitter post, criticized Duterte鈥檚 appointees he deemed 鈥渃ompetent,鈥 calling out officials from the Department of Tourism (DOT), National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), and the National Food Authority (NFA).
鈥淢ga 鈥榗ompetent鈥 ayon sa Pangulo: Tourism Secretary na walang ginawa kundi mangurakot, NDRRMC head na nawawala kapag baha, NFA chief na naubusan ng bigas. Kanya na 鈥榶ung endorsement niya, sumunod na lang tayo sa Konstitusyon,鈥 Gutierrez wrote.
Mga 鈥渃ompetent鈥 ayon sa Pangulo: Tourism Sec na walang ginawa kundi mangurakot, NDRRMC head na nawawala kapag baha, NFA chief na naubusan ng bigas. Kanya na yung endorsement niya, sumunod na lang tayo sa Konstitusyon.
鈥 Barry Gutierrez (@barrygutierrez3)
Duterte previously called Robredo 鈥渋ncompetent鈥 to replace him as the country鈥檚 leader.
This came after the Vice President expressed willingness to take the role of leading the opposition.
More recently, Duterte said he will only step down from Malaca帽ang if the likes of former Senator Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥 Marcos Jr. or Senator Francis 鈥淐hiz鈥 Escudero would be his successor.
鈥淚 think deep in my heart, if you follow the succession and Robredo takes over, hindi niya kaya,鈥 Duterte said in a speech on Tuesday night.
鈥淗indi niya kaya, that鈥檚 my honest opinion ko lang. Kung sino lang sana diyan, in the likes of Escudero or Bongbong Marcos,鈥 he added. /je
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