MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Monday rejected the comparison made by Vice President Sara Duterte between her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and the late Sen. Benigno
Malacañang on Monday rejected the comparison made by Vice President Sara Duterte between her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, and the late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., even as it said there was no basis for her fear he may be killed upon his return to the country.
“It’s too far-fetched to compare former President Duterte to Ninoy Aquino, who never had any record of mass murder or crimes against humanity,” Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said in a briefing.
Aquino, the most vocal critic of former President Ferdinand Marcos Sr.’s declaration of martial law, was assassinated on Aug. 21, 1983, upon his return to the Philippines from a three-year exile in the United States.
The younger Duterte, who spoke in a program at the Netherlands over the weekend, said her father, who is currently detained in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity, wanted to go home.
“Pa, your desire to go home will be your end. You will become a Ninoy Aquino Jr.
