Vice President Sara Duterte parted ways with the ruling Lakas-CMD party in an unexpected move seen setting off the first major political tremor in President Marcos’ year-old administration.
Becoming Speaker for a second time was no longer part of her “political objectives,” she said, adding that some of her actions may have been “misconstrued,” like her “recent trip with a delegation of congressmen to Korea for some official meetings.”
“Nothing is more important to me than being able to meaningfully serve our fellow Filipinos and the Philippines—with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. leading the way,” said Duterte, who was Mr. Marcos’ running mate in the 2022 elections under the UniTeam coalition.Duterte took her oath as a member of Lakas-CMD on Nov. 11, 2021, just hours after resigning from Hugpong ng Pagbabago, the regional party that she headed.
Alluding to her previous turnaround in 2004 when she decided to run for President despite earlier declaring that she was no longer interested in the post, Arroyo said that “later events with serious national security and political implications” convinced her to change her mind, among them “our war on terrorism following 9-11 and the continuing attempts at destabilization at that time.”
A source privy to the Vice President’s decision, who asked not to be named for lack of clearance to speak to the media, said her resignation from the party was “obviously influenced” by the action taken by Romualdez’s allies against Arroyo. Meanwhile, several Lakas-CMD officers and members reiterated their support for Romualdez and President Marcos.
Aquino echoed Duterte’s call “for all political leaders to unite in support of President Marcos and for all of us to work for the success of this administration for the benefit of our people.”
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