Senate President Pro Tempore Franklin Drilon. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
The Liberal Party (LP) has no plans to oust President Rodrigo Duterte, Senate President Pro Tempore Franklin Drilon said on Tuesday.
Drilon noted that even the President did not directly identify who were the 鈥測ellow鈥� forces that he said were allegedly behind聽 ouster moves against him by supposedly highlighting the human rights violations under the present administration.
鈥淗indi po sinabi ng Pangulo kung sino yung mga yellow (The President did not identify who were the 鈥測ellow鈥� forces). But on the part of the Liberal Party, wala po kaming binabalak na ganon (we have no such plans),鈥� said Drilon, vice chair of LP.
鈥淲e have not met on this and we deny that we are part of such plot if indeed such plot exists. The Liberal Party has nothing to do with it,鈥� the senator added.
Duterte was earlier quoted as saying that the 鈥測ellow鈥� forces were trying to build a case against him.
鈥淟et鈥檚 not fool ourselves. Do you know who鈥檚 behind this? It鈥檚 the yellow,鈥� the President said.
鈥淭hey think that if they can build a case against me, I鈥檒l be impeached,鈥� he said. 鈥淢y God! I tell you frankly, when I assumed office, in this quest of mine, I have prepared to lose my honor, my life and the presidency.鈥� RAM/rga
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