Duterte first asked Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque about his opinion on what Lacson and Robredo said.
According to Roque, other countries such as Pakistan and Turkey get more from the United States than the Philippines, which has long been an ally of the United States.
President Duterte said he could forgive Lacson for what he said because he is not a lawyer, but Robredo had a different case because she knew the law and studied it.
“Hindi pera ang gusto kong hingiin sa kanila, eto ‘yan ma’am at senator Lacson, tayo malapit sa China, kung mag umpisa man ang gera ay sa China Sea, ngayon gusto natin na pinipilit na Amerika dapat ay binibigyan tayo ng ar*mas,” said President Duterte.
“Ikaw ma’am. I’m sorry to say, you are not really qualified to run for President, you do not know your role in this government, ‘yang foreign relations with other countries is vested to the President alone,” said the president. “Alam mo ba ma’am as a President, do you know that there are so many depot, maraming mga ar*mas na nakalagay dito sa Pilipinas ang Amerika and do you know that they’re slowly converting Subic into an American base? Yan ang hindi mo alam, wala ka sigurong alam, kaya wag kang magsalita,” he added.
He said that this information came from the army itself. “What’s the deal? Anong ibinigay ng Amerikano? Gawain lang tayong outpost, tapos pag pumutok ang unang tamaan, sige tanungin kita, ano ang unang tamaan kapag nagkagera ang Amerikano pati Philippines?” asked President Duterte.
The President even advised Robredo to take a refresher course in law. The Vice President seems to think that the Philippines is still an American colony. “Dapat talaga magbayad, anong tingin sa Pilipinas colony ng Amerika? Basta libre nalang lahat.”
He added that if Robredo will not win, she would just go to America and live there. He also advised Lacson that he should study his words carefully.
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President Duterte will accept Lacson's opinion but says the senator has no power to influence the issue. It will be recalled that Robredo said what the President is doing to the United States seems to be hara*ssm3nt because he is asking for compensation in exchange for the VFA.
Read the netizen's reaction on President Rodrigo Duterte's opinion on what Senator Ping Lacson and Vice President Leni Robredo said that the current administration is allegedly asking for money to US in exchange for the continuation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA):
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