President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. (INQUIRER.net Files)
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday said she may reconcile with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. and his allies if they apologize to everyone affected by their actions, including the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) religious sect.
“Magkaayos kaming lahat? Sige. Mag-sorry sila, doon sa pamilya ng namatay sa Davao City during the kaguluhan sa loob ng [KJC]; may namatay doon. Mag-sorry sila sa pamilya niya. Mag-sorry sila sa lahat ng tineargas nila, pinukpok nila at binugbog nila sa Tamayong at sa KOJC,” she said.
(For all of us to reconcile? All right. They should apologize to the family of the person who died in Davao City during the chaos inside the [KOJC]; someone died there. They should apologize to his family. They should apologize to everyone they tear-gassed, hit, and mauled in Tamayong and the KOJC.)
While Duterte, whose family has been a staunch ally of detained KJC leader and founder Apollo Quiboloy, did not give details on the death related to the police operations at the KJC compound, the Philippine National Police previously said that a KJC member died due to fatigue, around the same time they were conducting an operation meant to serve the warrant of arrest to Quiboloy.
Apart from the KOJC, however, Duterte also said they must apologize to all troubled individuals who could no longer sleep” due to repeated invitations by the House of Representatives in its hearings.
“Hindi lang sorry, hindi, pangalanan niyo lahat at mag-sorry kayong lahat sa kanila. Pagisipan ko kung patawarin ko kayo, pagisipan pa lang ha,” she said.
(Not just an apology, no. Name everyone and apologize to them and i just might forgive them.)
The rift between the two highest-elected officials further widened after Duterte on Friday accused Marcos of “not knowing how to be the President.”
She also mentioned imagining cutting off Marcos’ head due to how he responded to a graduate who was asking for his watch, and warning Senator Imee Marcos about desecrating their father’s body if the political attacks against her do not stop.
Marcos, for his part, has yet to respond to any of Duterte’s recent remarks. With reports from Stefani Tacugue, INQUIRER.net trainee