MANILA - Experts on Tuesday questioned what President Rodrigo Duterte meant when he said he has “dismantled the oligarchy” in the Philippines without having to declare martial law.
"Without declaring martial law, sinira ko ‘yung mga tao na humahawak sa ekonomiya at umiipit at hindi nagbabayad," Duterte said in a speech in Jolo town, Sulu earlier Tuesday. He did not identify anyone.
Calixto Chikiamco, president of the Foundation for Economic Freed, however said that Duterte's statement was confusing, explaining that if the President was really referring to the Lopezes, there was no real reason for him to call the family as oligarchs. Citing claims that it was not the Lopez family whom Duterte was referring to, Chikiamco noted that the President's earlier apology to Ayala and Pangilinan made Roque's statement confusing.
"Matatakot ang ibang tao to be on the wrong side politically. 'Yung accountability ng mga politiko natin male-lessen kasi that's one voice that has been silenced," he said.
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