Marcos’ tirades vs Duterte admin way of showing he’s not weak – Palace

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and former President Rodrigo Duterte —MALACAÑANG PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s tirades against the Duterte administration during campaign rallies are just his way of showing that “he is not and will never be a weak leader,” the Palace said on Thursday.

At a briefing, Presidential Communications Office and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro was asked when Marcos would veer away from making indirect remarks or insinuations.

“In all the campaign rallies attended by the President, his candidates state their proposed programs and projects for the progress of the nation and the well-being of the people,” she said in Filipino.

“Perhaps our President just needs to be transparent with his sentiments from time to time so that people can see that he is not and will never be a weak leader,” she added.

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In 2021, former President Rodrigo Duterte took a jab at then-presidential aspirant Marcos, calling him a “weak leader.”

“Hindi ako bilib. He is a weak leader. Totoo yan, di ako naninira ng tao. Talangang weak kasi spoiled child, only son,” Duterte said during his address to members of the PDP-Laban in Calapan, Mindoro.

(I have no trust in him. He is a weak leader. It’s true, I’m not accusing anybody. He’s just a weak and spoiled child, the only son of the family.)