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Leni Robredo laughs off group who wants her to lead RevGov
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday laughed off a pro-Duterte group that said it may now tap her to lead its proposed revolutionary government. The Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte-National Executive Coordinating Committee (MRRD-NECC) earlier said it would “maybe” consider Robredo to lead the revolutionary government after being snubbed by the President. “Unang una, noong nabasa…
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Duterte knew RevGov leaders, says DILG official
By John Clifford Lintao CONTRARY to what an exasperated President Rodrigo Duterte said in his taped national address on Tuesday, a top official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) categorically said that Duterte actually knew the people and the group behind the call for a revolutionary government. In a radio interview on…
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Duterte denies link to proposed revolutionary gov’t
By Fernan Angeles IN what appears to be an act disowning the group composed of his staunch supporters, President Rodrigo Duterte has denied any hand on the recent call for a revolutionary government. “Marami ngayon, may naglalabas na revolutionary government tapos ako ang sinasabi na… Wala akong pakialam diyan, wala akong kilala na mga tao…
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Roque: Gov’t focused on pandemic, not RevGov
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG is taking a step back on calls calls for the establishment of a revolutionary government being pushed by staunch supporters of President Duterte. In a press briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque told newsmen that the government is focused on the job of bringing the pandemic under control. He added that Duterte…
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Robredo on RevGov: ‘Ang laking kalokohan niyan’
Vice President Leni Robredo did not mince words on Sunday in response to a pro-Duterte group pushing for a revolutionary government amid the coronavirus pandemic. In her weekly radio show, Robredo underscored that now is not the time to discuss a shift to a revolutionary government. “Ang laking kalokohan niyan… Ang gusto sabihin dito, itapon…
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Lorenzana not supporting revolutionary gov’t
By Fernan Angeles DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana might pay dearly for expressing no support to the supposed call for a revolutionary government by staunch supporters of President Duterte who appointed him to where he is now. “We do not support them,” said Lorenzana when newsmen sought for his reaction over the supposed meeting of the…