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Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte listens to successor President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr after the departure honors at the Malacanang Palace on June 30, 2022. King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/File

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Duterte, Marcos

Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171297029256020220630-duterte-departure-honors-MNIB-61.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte listens to successor President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr after the departure honors at the Malacanang Palace on June 30, 2022. King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/File "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="white-space:pre-wrap">Outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte listens to successor President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr after the departure honors at the Malacanang Palace on June 30, 2022. <em>King Rodriguez, Presidential Photo/File </em></span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)" id="isPasted"></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WASHINGTON — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said there was “no need to pay attention” to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “ad hominem attacks,” adding that personal jabs have “no place” when discussing national issues.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duterte had called Marcos Jr. a “cry baby” earlier this week as the former president scorned his successor for revitalizing the Philippines’ close ties with the United States in the face of China’s growing aggression in the West Philippine Sea.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“To be a cry baby you have to cry. Did you see me cry?” Marcos Jr. told reporters. </span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I don’t need to pay any attention to that… The former president is a highly experienced lawyer. He should know that ad hominem attacks have no place in these kinds of discussions,” he said.</span></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3011952"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duterte in January had also described Marcos Jr. as a weak leader and accused the incumbent president of using illegal drugs, without offering any proof.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/29/24/marcos-on-duterte-tirades-i-think-its-the-fentanyl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marcos on Duterte tirades: &#x27;I think it&#x27;s the fentanyl&#x27;</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The current president said Duterte’s tirades “mean absolutely nothing” to him.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Sasabihin na e pangit ka. Eh so what? Walang lugar yang ad hominem attacks sa batas,” he said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(You’ll be told you’re ugly. So what? Ad hominem attacks have no place in the law.)</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Marcos Jr. instead urged Duterte to focus on explaining to the public why he forged “secret deals” with China over the Philippines’ movements and activities in the West Philippine Sea.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duterte on Thursday admitted that he had agreed with Chinese President Xi Jinping to </span> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/12/duterte-denies-gentleman-s-agreement-with-china-s-xi-1029"></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/12/duterte-denies-gentleman-s-agreement-with-china-s-xi-1029" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">maintain the status quo</a></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> in the West Philippine Sea.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">He said the deal involved not bringing construction materials for the repair and upkeep of the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/12/china-tells-philippines-to-honor-promises-2034#:~:text=But%20China%20thinks%20otherwise%20and,track%20of%20dialogue%20and%20consultation."></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/12/china-tells-philippines-to-honor-promises-2034" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China tells Philippines to honor &#x27;promises&#x27;</a></span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“With the confirmation of the Chinese Embassy, we now know that there is a secret agreement,” Marcos Jr. said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Mayroon talaga silang secret na patagong usapan. Malinaw sa akin na may usapan sila na tinago sa taong bayan,” he said.</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“We need to know what did you agree to? What did you compromise? Ano yung pinamigay ninyo?”</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(They really had secret talks. It’s clear to me that they had an agreement that they hid from the people... What did you give away?)</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Duterte said that despite the verbal agreement, &quot;We have not conceded anything to China.&quot;</span></div><div><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">While the Duterte administration established friendlier relations with China, Marcos Jr. pivoted away from Beijing after its coast guard repeatedly harassed Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea, and instead reinforced Manila’s alliances with the United States, Japan, and other nations. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div style="line-height:21px;word-wrap:break-word"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/12/philippines-japan-us-to-mount-combined-naval-training-amid-china-s-dangerous-behavior-901" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Philippines, Japan, US to mount combined naval training amid China&#x27;s &#x27;dangerous behavior&#x27;</a></div><div style="line-height:21px;word-wrap:break-word"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/4/12/beijing-slams-us-japan-philippines-summit-says-s-china-sea-actions-lawful-627" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beijing slams US-Japan-Philippines summit, says S. 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<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said there was “no need to pay attention” to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “ad hominem attacks,” adding that personal jabs have “no place” when discussing national issues.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said there was “no need to pay attention” to former President Rodrigo Duterte’s “ad hominem attacks,” adding that personal jabs have “no place” when discussing national issues.

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Marcos says ‘no need to pay attention’ to Duterte ‘ad hominem attacks’

Katrina Domingo,

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Published April 13, 2024 11:00 AM PHT

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Updated April 13, 2024 01:46 PM PHT

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