Marcos says administration remains on `solid ground’ despite coup rumors
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Photo by Marianne Bermudez.
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said his administration remains on “solid ground” in terms of support from various sectors but admitted that continuous efforts are being made to maintain their trust and respect.
He made the remarks during a media interview in Malacañang when asked how confident he was that uniformed personnel would remain loyal to the Marcos administration amid reports of a possible coup.
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“So, when you ask me how confident I am, all I can say is that in our assessment, we are still very much — the administration is still very much on solid ground in terms of support from the different sectors of society,” he said.
“However, we work very hard to continue to earn that support from them. We know that because they voted for you in the last election that nothing will change,” Marcos said.
The president also admitted that it is “dangerous” for someone in his position to become complacent, hence the need for constant communication with all sectors.
According to Marcos, lines of communication remain open to anyone with grievances, complaints, or disagreements with his administration.
“We always go to them and say, what can we do to accommodate your advocacy or some of the things that they would like—that they would like the national government to do. And so that’s what we are doing,” the president said.
“And so, that’s the only way. That’s the only real way that we can keep the support of people in different sectors,” Marcos said.
On Sept. 21, tens of thousands of people staged protests in various parts of Metro Manila—coinciding with the anniversary of the declaration of martial law under then-President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in Sept. 1972.
The demonstrations focused on condemning the irregularities in flood-control projects and called for accountability for the personalities involved in the developing controversies.
Reports about a planned coup also circulated following the protest, which government officials have already denied. /mr
