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Katrina Domingo

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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday shrugged off criticism that he is a &quot;weak&quot; president, saying he gets &quot;more things done than most other people.&quot;   The Chief Executive did not mention names, but former President Rodrigo Duterte had rejected an alliance between his PDP-Laban and Lakas-CMD in 2021, saying that he was not confident in Marcos, whom he described as a &quot;weak leader&quot;.Lakas, the dominant party at the House, allied with the Marcos-led Partido Federal ng Pilipinas to field the UniTeam tandem of Marcos Jr. and then Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.   “Well, we get things done. We get more things done than most other people. So, I think that’s the most important thing,” Marcos Jr. told reporters in a chance interview.He said he did not want to dwell on how one would define a strong or a weak leader.   “Ang importante naman diyan, we’re here to serve,” he said.   “As long as we&#x27;re able to do that then we’re effective. And that’s what’s important.”   Last month, Duterte lambasted Marcos Jr. anew over unconfirmed reports that International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators had entered the Philippines to gather more evidence on possible human rights violations committed during the past administration’s drug war.   In a speech in Davao City, Duterte also accused his predecessor of using illegal drugs and, in comments directed at the military, claimed without presenting evidence that the Philippines has a drug addict president.<ul><li><a data-cke-saved-href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/29/24/ferdinand-marcos-jr-never-in-our-watch-list-pdea" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/29/24/ferdinand-marcos-jr-never-in-our-watch-list-pdea">Ferdinand Marcos Jr. &#x27;never in our watch list&#x27;: PDEA</a></li></ul> MORE FOCUSED ON EXTERNAL THREATS   When asked about the effectiveness of the government’s counterintelligence unit in thwarting possible coup attempts, Marcos Jr. said the government has strengthened the intelligence services.“They’ve been doing a good job… maayos naman ang trabaho nila but then, I think more than anything, they are really directed towards external threats rather than internal,” he said.   “Those are more serious as far as we’re concerned,” he said.   Last month, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro downplayed rumors that military officials are planning to unseat Marcos Jr., saying that the Armed Forces of the Philippines is a professional institution that is “less gullible to these kinds of things.”<div> </div><div> </div>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday shrugged off criticism that he is a "weak" president, saying he gets "more things done than most other people."

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday shrugged off criticism that he is a "weak" president, saying he gets "more things done than most other people."

Marcos on ‘weak president’ criticism: ‘We get things done’

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Marcos on ‘weak president’ criticism: ‘We get things done’

Katrina Domingo,

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Published February 20, 2024 06:06 PM PHT

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