A “pathological liar” was how resigned Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte described exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison for calling him and his father the “biggest protectors” of illegal drugs in the Philippines.
“The statement sounded insanely absurd as it was a repetition of, if not inspired by, an old gossip propagated and sowed around by an anti-Duterte senator who is also a rabid anti-communist,” Paolo said in a statement.
Paolo was apparently referring to Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, one of Duterte’s staunchest critics, who had accused Duterte and his son of involvement into drugs.
He said Sison’s accusation “confirms that the founder of the oldest terror group in Southeast Asia is completely losing it.” In a video interview with the members of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (Focap), Sison accused Duterte and Paolo of being protectors of the drug trade and linked the presidential son to drug smuggling activities.
Paolo was earlier tagged in the P6.4 billion drug shipment that slipped past the Bureau of Customs in 2017.
“Mr. Sison, who a pathological liar himself, was parroting a liar,” he said.
“This echolalia showed how much Mr. Sison was willing to take for the sake of public attention, propaganda, and significance,” he added.
“It also showed the nature of his politics and principles — where it’s acceptable for enemies to sleep together in one bed, speak one language, and unify forces and work together until the common target is toppled down.”
He said “Sison’s insanity, just like the bloody Maoist revolution in the Philippines, will fail.”
“And Mr. Sison and his organizations — the CPP-NDFP-NPA — will be remembered in history for their contribution in the revolution that victimized the oppressed, the poor, and ultimately, the growth and development of the Philippines. “Mr Sison, the father of the oldest terror group in Southeast Asia, is a disgrace to this country,” he added. /muf