Palace calls opposition ‘useless’ after Duterte gets high approval, trust rating

Malacañang on Friday labeled the opposition as “useless” after President Rodrigo Duterte received a high approval and trust rating in the latest Pulse Asia survey.

“Eighty-eight po, highest ever, highest ever. Kaya nga po sorry na lang sila, dream on pa rin sila,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in an interview over state-run Radyo Pilipinas.

Roque was referring to the 88 percent approval rating of Duterte in the June 2018 SWS survey.

The Presidential Spokesperson said the high approval and trust rating of Duterte showed that Filipinos still admire the President.

Roque also touted Duterte’s war on drugs after being asked about Sri Lanka’s move to “replicate the success” of the Philippines’ anti-narcotics crackdown.

“Siyempre po nagagalak tayo na tinitingnan tayo bilang modelo ng iba pang bansa ‘no. Samantala dito sa Pilipinas, iyong mga oposisyon na mga walang silbi ay hanap ng hanap ng butas, bato nang bato ano,” he said.

“[A]lam ko na hindi lang Sri Lankan ang bilib kay Presidente, talagang mahigit pa siguro sa 88 porsiyento ng Pilipino ay talagang humahanga sa ating Presidente,” he added.

‘Philippines, Province of China’

Meanwhile, the Palace official also reiterated his statement that the opposition was behind the hanging of of “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China” banners around Metro Manila on Thursday morning.

READ: Palace: Enemies of gov’t behind ‘PH, Province of China’ banners

“[A]ng problema dito sa oposisyon, walang matinong ginagawa. Eh kung sila ba naman ay nakikipagdebate na lang ng issues kaysa naglalagay ng ganiyang mga tarpaulin eh di maniniwala pa ang taumbayan sa kanila,” Roque said.

“Kaya tuloy binasura sila, sinusuka sila ng ating bayan dahil puro katarantaduhan nga nangyayari ‘no, doon sa pinost siguro nila,” he added. — With a report from Daphnie Beltran, INQUIRER.net Intern

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