By THEPHILBIZNEWS STAFF
What is Sara Duterte harping about when she says that the President owes her family a deep debt of gratitude, or utang na loob?
Is she referring to giving way to his presidential run instead of running for president herself in 2022?
But even then, the Dutertes’ post-2022 election plan was supposedly to oust Marcos and install Sara to the presidency. Another Manchurian president? Or the GMA template of spending over six years as president after ousting her predecessor Erap?
Speaking of GMA, an unimpeachable source of THEPHILBIZNEWS said that when BBM won over the pink lady Leni Robredo, Arroyo called him and asked for three positions in the government: the DND Cabinet post for Sara, and DOF and DOE for the Nora Aunor size-alike.
Of course BBM refused to yield to the demand of the pint-sized one, who herself was cured by Duterte The Healer of multiple cervical spondylosis resulting in the removal of her neck brace.
Why did Marcos refuse? The same source says PBBM already knew that the ICC warrant for Rody Duterte’s arrest was imminent. Giving the DND post to Sara will be dangerous as she can use the entire military might of the AFP to thwart her father’s arrest. So that never happened.
So back to the original question: What is the debt of gratitude that Sara keeps reminding PBBM of?
If some top military officers are to be believed, the debt was the China-sponsored rigging of the 2022 election which surprised the world that the Philippines’ internet connection was so fast it enabled the transmittal of all election returns in less than 24 hours.
Presidential Communications Office exec under scrutiny
Rumor has it that an official at the Presidential Communications Office is struggling with even the simplest tasks—writing press releases, let alone crafting speeches for their principal.
While one would expect a communications professional to excel in such areas, this person has proven otherwise.
But instead of taking responsibility and perhaps endeavor to improve, they’ve allegedly resorted to sabotaging the work of colleagues to mask their shortcomings.
At a time when the office’s tasks require sharp focus and diligence, this individual appears to prefer travelling—frequently taking both local and foreign trips at government expense.
This behavior has raised more than a few eyebrows, prompting reports that the Presidential Management Office is now looking into the matter. Is this official on the way out?
