Philippine weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz's name appeared among dozens on a chart that Duterte's spokesman in 2019 said were conspiring to discredit the president.
Just forget them, you already have the gold. Gold is gold. And it would be good for you to just let bygones be bygones and dwell solely on your victory ...The 2019 incident resurfaced this week after Diaz won the Olympic gold, and Duterte on Wednesday told her in a callOfficial newswire Philippine News Agency reported that the president asked Diaz to forget the "unpleasant things" between her and the government.
"Just forget them, you already have the gold. Gold is gold. And it would be good for you to just let bygones be bygones and dwell solely on your victory, together with your family and of course with the nation," Duterte reportedly said. after she was linked to the alleged ouster plot, as some people named in the diagram were targeted by the government and some even ended up being killed, reported Philippine online news site Rappler.with Philippine broadcaster ABS-CBN News that she would forgive those who threatened her life back then.
She added that she no longer needs an apology from Duterte's former spokesman Salvador Panelo, who released the diagram with her name on it, the broadcaster reported.In addition to Diaz, the names of dozens of journalists, human rights lawyers and opposition politicians appeared in the chart that Panelo revealed in 2019. The diagram, along with a few others released by the Duterte government, became known locally as "ouster plot matrix.
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