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VIENTIANE - President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. explained on Friday why he did not designate Vice President Sara Duterte as the country’s caretaker while he is in Lao PDR for the ASEAN Summit and Related Summits. Speaking to the Philippine media delegation, Marcos said it was because Duterte was no longer part of the administration.Marcos said it would be “unfair” to impose a duty on the Vice President. “She’s still in government but she left the administration.
“So, it would be unfair to ask her to now sudden --- to impose that duty on her since she’s --- that’s not part of her work now,” he added. Marcos said this should not be construed as a complete falling out or a sign of distrust towards Duterte. “No. It’s a very practical reason, actually. That’s how I came to that conclusion. The --- if you notice the membership of the executive committee are all part of --- now they’re all members of the Cabinet up to now,” he said.
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