‘GAGAWIN MO LANG ANG TRABAHO MO, ‘AMUSING’ NA AGAD?’
This was how opposition Sen. Risa Hontiveros responded to Vice President Sara Duterte's statement on Monday morning, where she said, "While she [Hontiveros] amuses the nation with her flair for drama, could only wish the 2022 OVP CF was accessed illegally.”
Duterte stated, "I believe the lies they peddled to the public will eventually lose their charm, and the OVP and DepEd will persist, be vindicated, and realize their aspirations for the Filipinos and the country."
Hontiveros replied in a statement, “If you’re so confident about those confidential funds, then defend them publicly.”
“Kung meron mang ‘amusing’, yan ay yung halos kalahating oras na turo-turo, pag-iwas sa tanong, paikot-ikot na sagot, at pagbabalu-baluktot ng sitwasyon. Ginawa nilang perya ang basic na proseso ng pagbusisi ng pera ng bayan,” she added.
WATCH: Sen. Risa Hontiveros responds to VP Sara Duterte’s remark on her supposed “flair for drama” during budget hearings.
“Trabaho lang, walang drama… Hindi kayo special,” she says.
Hontiveros also asks Duterte to avoid personal attacks.
One underappreciated angle is that Marcos Sr himself used price ceilings not just in rice but also corn, sugar, and coconut oil. Result? Shortages left and right.
So Marcos Jr's policy is part of the whole Marcosian revival — kesehodang this is bad economics and antipoor.
WATCH: Sen. Risa Hontiveros responds to VP Sara Duterte’s remark on her supposed “flair for drama” during budget hearings.
“Trabaho lang, walang drama… Hindi kayo special,” she says.
Hontiveros also asks Duterte to avoid personal attacks and points out that offices under Duterte—the OVP & DepEd—have more confidential funds than DND & NICA combined.
“I demand a shred of competence when it comes to fiscal matters… Kaysa personal na atake, mas maganda linawin na lang niya ang pondo ng opisina niya.” | via @jauhnetienne
Balik tayo sa importanteng isyu: Kung sabi mismo ni Sara, mabubuhay siya nang walang confidential fund, bakit pilit niyang inilalaban ang kanyang confidential fund? Bakit di niya masagot kung saan niya ginastos ang pera? Bakit umaasta siyang prinsesa?
The Congress of Teachers/Educators for Nationalism and Democracy has condemned the Department of Education's plan to change the term "Diktadurang Marcos" into just "Diktadura" in the new curriculum, calling it a "blatant example of disinformation."
"This revision by the DepEd is a clear strategy of the current administration to rehabilitate the dark history of the Marcos family," they said in a statement. #PressOnePH