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| President Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Inday Sara Duterte, photo from netcitizen.co |
Ayon sa report ng Philippine Star, sinabi ng Pangulo na, “I couldn’t find any other better candidate than Sara to become the next president,”
Ayon kay Ernesto Abella, ang pahayag ay hindi nangangahulugang gusto ni Duterte na magkaroon ng kapangyarihan ngunit nagsasabi na lubos ang tiwala niya sa kanyang anak na si Sara,
“I think you’re making a breathtaking leap by assuming that he wants power when he says that his daughter is somebody that he trusts,”
Idinagdag pa ni Abella na ang pahayag ng Pangulo ay hindi maituturing na isang opisyal na posisyon,
“I think that the President is just being very, very pragmatic, you know. It’s not a question of wanting to perpetuate power but ensuring that whatever gains he has — whatever gains that we have made, the administration may have made will be preserved by someone that he actually trusts.”
Sinabi rin ng tagapagsalita ng Pangulo na ang publiko ay hindi dapat lamang makita si Sara bilang isang pampanguluhan na anak na babae kundi isang indibiduwal na maaaring mamuno.
“I think you have to consider her as an independent personality and not just his daughter. Para bang she is an effective person and Mayor and politician who happens to be his daughter,”
Noong nakaraang Biyernes, sinabi ni Pangulong Duterte ang mga pahayag na ito sa isang hapunan sa Matina Enclave Residences na binibigyang diin na ang kanyang anak na babae ay isang malakas na babae at isang abugado na katulad niya, kaya siya ay mahusay sa batas.
“And one thing about her is she is not a bigot,” pahayag ng Pangulo.
Naalala rin niya ang isang pangyayari noong nakita ni Sara ang isang partikular na proyekto na unang naaprubahan niya habang siya pa ang alkalde ng Davao City na nagpapatunay na si Sara ay maaaring mamuno nang hindi bias.
Source: philstar.com
