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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, Jan. 25, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File 

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Pia Gutierrez

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172136750431120240125-bbm-sara-duterte-educ-report-JC-17.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii" style="width:950px"/>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, Jan. 25, 2024. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File  </em></div><p>MANILA – “Ah, okay. That’s her position.”</p><p dir="ltr">This was what President Ferdinand Marcos Jr had to say when asked by reporters in Apayao on Friday on the decision of Vice President Sara Duterte not to rejoin his Cabinet. </p><p dir="ltr">Duterte recently resigned from the Department of Education and the NTF-ELCAC, following months of tense relations between her clan and the President’s family. </p><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/18/vp-duterte-angara-meet-for-deped-turnover-1004">Angara takes DepEd helm from VP Duterte</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/18/duterte-leaves-deped-with-heavy-heart-says-cabinet-exit-had-nothing-to-do-with-first-lady-1516">Duterte leaves DepEd &#x27;with heavy heart&#x27;, says Cabinet exit had nothing to do with First Lady</a></div><p dir="ltr">Duterte, in a recent interview, told reporters that the reason behind her decision was personal to her and President Marcos Jr.</p><p dir="ltr">“Mayroong personal sa aming dalawa ni President Marcos, which stems from ‘yung napag-usapan namin bago ako tumakbong vice president, mayroon sa trabaho, mayroon sa bayan. Mahaba siyang kuwento,” she said.</p><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/18/vp-duterte-i-will-not-serve-in-another-cabinet-post-1601">VP Duterte: I will not serve in another Cabinet post</a></div><p dir="ltr">The Vice President added that she would not attend Marcos’ State of the Nation Address of Marcos on Monday, July 22. She said she was appointing herself the “Designated Survivor.” </p><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/17/vp-sara-duterte-says-her-designated-survivor-comment-not-a-joke-not-a-bomb-threat-1043">VP Sara Duterte says her ‘designated survivor’ comment ‘not a joke, not a bomb threat’</a></div><p dir="ltr">Meanwhile, Marcos said his speech for the SONA was finished and being fine-tuned.</p><p dir="ltr">“Tuloy tuloy pero yung kabuuan ng speech ko, tapos na. Fine-tuning na lang ang ginagawa namin,” Marcos told reporters.</p><p dir="ltr">“Aayusin namin yan lahat bukas at saka hanggang Linggo para maging handa sa SONA sa Lunes. So, ang problema, napaka marami ang gusto kong pag usapan, baka humaba masyado, kaya hinahanapan namin, pina prioritize namin lahat, tapos baka pwede makapag explain ang ating mga secretary dun sa mga detalye ng iba. Kaya andun tayo ngayon, tapos na yan.”</p><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/17/pulse-asia-marcos-trust-approval-ratings-dip-as-vp-duterte-maintains-high-score-2033">Pulse Asia: Marcos trust, approval ratings dip as VP Duterte maintains high score</a><br/><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/18/lawmakers-want-to-hear-marcos-policy-direction-on-pogos-inflation-wps-in-2024-sona-1705">Lawmakers want to hear Marcos direction on POGOs, inflation, WPS in 2024 SONA</a></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addressed Vice President Sara Duterte's decision not to rejoin his Cabinet.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. addressed Vice President Sara Duterte's decision not to rejoin his Cabinet.

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‘That’s her position,’ Marcos says of VP Sara’s decision not to rejoin his Cabinet

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Jul 19, 2024 01:45 PM PHT

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