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Lawmakers on Saturday slammed the assassination remark of Vice President Sara Duterte, emphasizing that it is a diversionary tactic and her behavior needs a psychological assessment.
Duterte held an online press conference early Saturday morning where she said that if she was killed, she ordered someone to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. She also claimed that the order was “no joke.”
House Deputy Majority Leader and La Union 1st District Representative Paolo Ortega V said that Duterte’s remarks are “reckless and dangerous” and “not normal.”
“Hindi normal ang ganitong klase ng pahayag mula sa isang mataas na opisyal ng gobyerno. Dapat nating tanungin, nasa tamang pag-iisip pa ba si Vice President Duterte? These words are dangerous, reckless, and deeply concerning,” Ortega said in a statement.
(This kind of remark coming from a high-ranking government official is not normal. We should ask if Vice President Duterte is in the right state of mind. These words are dangerous, reckless, and deeply concerning.)
He also said that Duterte should reflect on her words that might cause fear and that she should seek professional help if she can’t control her emotions.
“Ang ganitong klaseng salita ay hindi nakakatulong sa bayan. Sa halip na magkaisa, nagdudulot ito ng takot at pagkakawatak-watak,” Ortega noted.
