Vice President Sara Duterte —File photo from the House of Representatives
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte on Friday said she already had a “toxic” relationship with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. even before the rift between them.
According to Duterte, she realized this after candidly sharing with reporters that she caught herself imagining “tanggalin” (removing or cutting off) Marcos’ head.
Article continues after this advertisementDuterte said the incident happened at a graduation event — which she did not specifically identify — where one of the graduates asked Marcos if he could get the president’s watch as a graduation gift.
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Article continues after this advertisement“At that point, I was already ill, I wasn’t feeling well. I wanted to remove his head. I realized the relationship was already toxic,” Duterte said, partly speaking in a mix of Filipino and English, in a press conference.
Article continues after this advertisement“It did not help that those beside me laughed. They were laughing at the kid. And I saw the humiliation on the face of the kid,” she added.
Duterte said she imagined telling Marcos that the kid he was talking to was a child who would be “ready to die for the country” and worked hard for years to get where he was now.
Article continues after this advertisementShe also said that the graduate could have been part of the country’s force in the West Philippine Sea, which she called a “fiasco.”
“And then I’ll cut his head,” Duterte again said candidly.
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