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Erik Tenedero

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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/173269204435020241127061144_423be5905b5dae0211c766c17ac697557ecd977da68c66883c83f4d16938f9b3.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called for statesmanship and humility to listen amid rising tension between the camps of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. File photo from Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called for statesmanship and humility to listen amid rising tension between the camps of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. <em>File photo from Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA - Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called for statesmanship and humility to listen amid rising tension between the camps of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte. </p><p>Without naming any government official, Advincula said the “brewing political storm” that the country’s political leaders are facing “has drained their energy to serve those in most need and the neglected.”</p><p>The archbishop noted that the country is still reeling from the onslaught of recent typhoons. </p><p>Advincula also warned that political issues and personal interests should not divide the country.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/27/qc-police-file-assault-and-other-raps-vs-duterte-security-detail-official-1332">READ: Police file assault and other raps vs Duterte, security detail official</a></div><p>“I humbly exhort all of you to pray for them that they may receive the grace to exercise statesmanship in most trying times so that sobriety may prevail in our land and that political issues and personal interests may not divide the nation,” Advincula said in a statement released on Wednesday.</p><p>“It is our prayer that they may have the humility to listen to each other with respect and act together for the sake of the country. I also ask the leaders of goodwill from different sectors of our society to do what they can to prevent the escalation of political and personal conflicts.”</p><p>The cardinal also rallied the faithful to pray for forgiveness and reconciliation.</p><p>The previous alliance of the Marcos and Duterte families is now locked in a political dispute that has rocked the nation.</p><p>The vice president has accused her former election tandem of being behind what she alleged as political persecution amid the House of Representatives’ probe on her offices’ use of funds.</p><p>It came to a point that Duterte threatened to have Marcos Jr., First Lady Liza Marcos, and Speaker Martin Romualdez assassinated if she gets killed amid the political turmoil.</p><p>Meanwhile, the president hit back against Duterte, saying that such “a criminal attempt” should not be condoned.</p><p>Last Tuesday, several supporters of the vice president trooped to EDSA Shrine, a place in Manila that has become an icon of democracy, being the venue of two massive movements that saw the ousting of two presidents: Ferdinand Marcos Sr. in 1986 and Joseph Estrada in 2001. </p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/11/27/hakot-videos-show-some-duterte-supporters-allegedly-transported-paid-at-edsa-shrine-pnp-1412">READ: Videos show some Duterte supporters allegedly transported, paid at EDSA Shrine - PNP</a></div><p>The shrine is also under the jurisdiction of Advincula as the archbishop of Manila.</p><p>While the rector of the shrine Fr. Jerome Secillano welcomed Duterte’s supporters, he appealed to them that “that proper decorum be practiced in this sacred place” and that they “won’t tolerate any unruly behavior and untoward activities that may compromise the sanctity and dignity of the House of God.”</p><p>The shrine rector also appealed for prayers and understanding to all parties concerned.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/quzIe72NIlE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called for statesmanship and humility to listen amid what termed as "brewing political storm."</p>

Manila Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula called for statesmanship and humility to listen amid what termed as "brewing political storm."

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Cardinal Advincula appeals for statesmanship, humility to listen amid ‘brewing political storm’

Erik Tenedero,

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Published Nov 27, 2024 04:06 PM PHT

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