Vice President Sara Duterte | PHOTO: Official fb web page of Inday Sara Duterte
MANILA, Philippines — Two extra lawmakers expressed disappointment and concern over Vice President Sara Duterte’s self-appointment as “designated survivor” when requested if she would attend President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s third State of the Nation Deal with (Sona).
In a press release launched Saturday, Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd District Consultant David Suarez didn’t count on that such a comment would come from the holder of the second highest put up within the nation.
“Ang kanyang pahayag ay nagpapakita ng kakulangan ng maturity na dapat ay taglay niya bilang isang mataas na opisyal ng gobyerno,” Suarez stated.
(Her assertion confirmed the dearth of maturity that she is meant to have as a excessive authorities official.)
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Duterte stated on Thursday that she could be skipping the Sona on July 22 and appointed herself because the “designated survivor.” The constitutional line of succession means that Duterte is Marcos’ successor, adopted by the Senate President, and the Speaker of the Home.
The deputy speaker additionally aired his concern on the potential implication of Duterte’s comment on the protection of the President saying that “her comment is a reminder of the significance of guaranteeing the safety and security of the President and different officers within the line of succession.”
Home Majority Chief and Zamboanga Metropolis 2nd District Consultant Manuel Jose Dalipe stated that Duterte’s assertion might mirror badly on her as a lawyer and member of the Bar.
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“To start with, nowhere in our 1987 Structure is it said that the Vice President has the authority or energy to nominate herself, or anybody else, for that matter. Moreover, the time period ‘Designated Survivor’ will not be present in any of our statutes,” he added.
Former Senator Panfilo Lacson in 2019 filed Senate Invoice No. 982, or the ‘Designated Survivor’ Invoice, to “present an exhaustive line/order of presidential succession within the occasion of demise, everlasting incapacity, removing from workplace, or resignation of the Performing President to make sure that the workplace of the President is rarely vacated even in distinctive circumstances.”
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