President Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� R. Marcos, Jr. (left) and former President Rodrigo Duterte (PHOTOS: Official facebook pages of Bongbong Marcos and Rody Duterte)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Former President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he is certain that Filipinos are now 鈥渁nnoyed鈥� with the administration of President Ferdinand 鈥淏ongbong鈥� R. Marcos Jr. due to several reasons, including 鈥渇ailed promises.鈥�
In his speech delivered during the , Duterte said he could sense that Filipinos were becoming annoyed but emphasized that he did not want to 鈥渞aise it to the level of anger.鈥�
鈥淚 know Filipinos are annoyed. As of now, it鈥檚 not hatred, but I could sense the people are already annoyed. That鈥檚 what gets into their minds while they鈥檙e hungry. That鈥檚 the end for all of us,鈥� Duterte said in Filipino.
鈥淭he people are not really angry 鈥� I don鈥檛 want to raise it to the level of anger. I鈥檓 sure that the Filipinos are fed up 鈥� either because of failed promises or whatever,鈥� he added.
Duterte likewise stated that the Marcos administration had fallen short of expectations.
The former chief executive said he would not want to compare it to his time.
Duterte cited Marcos鈥� struggle to bring down the price of rice.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not that easy. I have been there, but the guy is simply taking his time to come up with a solution to the problem,鈥� said Duterte.
鈥淟ike rice, it hits the heart of the Filipino. He doesn鈥檛 get it, either subsidized or whatever, but it goes on up and up and Filipinos are struggling to cope. It seems like he can鈥檛 address the rising price issue,鈥� he added.