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Palace hits back at Baste Duterte’s tirades against Marcos Jr.

Pia Gutierrez

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MANILA — Malacañang on Wednesday fired back at Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte for what it said were misguided statements against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. made in a media interview at the Hague in the Netherlands.The younger Duterte was quoted calling Marcos Jr. a habitual liar, as he rejected the Philippine leader’s offer for reconciliation, which he said was just for show.“Can we expect any nice word from them for the President? Expected na ganyan ang kanyang magiging reaksyon (That is an expected reaction),” Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said.Castro said the President merely expressed he was &quot;open&quot; to reconciliation, which should not be mistaken for actively &quot;offering&quot; it. She added Mayor Duterte may have misheard the President.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/28/marcos-rejects-conditions-for-reconciliation-with-dutertes-that-s-not-how-it-works-1103">Marcos rejects &#x27;conditions&#x27; for reconciliation with Dutertes: &#x27;That’s not how it works&#x27;</a></div>&quot;Dapat lang, opo, open siya for reconciliation. Sino ba ang matinong lider ang hindi open for reconciliation?&quot;(It is right that he is open to reconciliation. What leader in their right mind would not be)<div>ELECTION RESULTS</div>Castro also blasted Mayor Duterte’s statement calling President Marcos Jr a “weak” leader because of the less than favorable results of the administration slate during the midterm elections.She said the President respects the poll results and pointed out that six of the twelve candidates of the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas were elected.Castro said administration allies had also been elected to the House and to local positions.“So, sa kanilang party, dalawa po PDP ang nanalo, so ano po ba dapat ang — ayaw ko na pong ituloy ang aking sasabihin.&quot;(As for their party, two PDP-Laban candidates were elected, so — I don&#x27;t want to finish the sentence)<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/14/just-hype-alyansa-candidate-ping-lacson-says-admin-machinery-failed-1517">&#x27;Alyansa&#x27; candidate Ping Lacson says admin machinery &#x27;failed&#x27;</a></div>Of the Duterte slate, Sen. Bong Go and Bato Dela Rosa of PDP-Laban were elected to fresh terms. Sagip party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta was also on the Duterte ticket, as were Sen. Imee Marcos and Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar.Villar was on both the Marcos Jr. and Duterte slates.

Malacanang on Wednesday fired back at Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte for his supposedly misguided statements against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a media interview at the Hague in the Netherlands.

Malacanang on Wednesday fired back at Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte for his supposedly misguided statements against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. during a media interview at the Hague in the Netherlands.

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Palace hits back at Baste Duterte for tirades vs Marcos Jr.

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Jun 04, 2025 06:28 PM PHT

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