The lawmaker brother of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday took a swipe at critics who have called her out for her silence on the increased Chinese hostilities in the West Philippine Sea, arguing that the vice president should not condemn the recent assaults on Filipino vessels to avoid provoking China.
Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a speech during the Basic Education Report 2024 at a hotel in Pasay City on January 25, 2024.MANILA, Philippines —
"It is not the job of the Vice President or the Secretary of the Department of Education to demonize China or any country for that matter," the lawmaker added. Chinese vessels' aggressive pattern of behavior at sea and their corresponding threats to the safety of Filipino vessels have triggered statements of condemnation or concern from theThe vice president, however, has consistently interjected into her education policies and pronouncements the need to strengthen the country’s “national security.
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