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Harlene Delgado

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/175325218426520250625-kasarilayaan-duterte-MT39.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vice President Sara Duterte. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</span></span></span></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/_YjibaooJyU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/>MANILA — Vice President Sara Duterte said the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) should be professional in declaring class and work suspensions during inclement weather. </div><p>In an interview at the Hague, the Netherlands, Duterte was asked about her take on the “playful” messaging of DILG headed by Secretary Jonvic Remulla in announcing class and work suspensions, which some social media users called insensitive and unprofessional.</p><p>Citing her office as an example, Duterte pointed out that government institutions should be professional in its messaging and its approach should be separate from the personal views of its principals.  </p><p>“Tulad lang din ‘yan noong sa Office of the Vice President. Merong Vice President at merong Office of the Vice President. Iba ‘yung institusyon, iba ‘yung tao,” she said in an interview on Tuesday. </p><p>Duterte noted that this was why agencies have a designated spokesperson to clearly communicate their services to the public.</p><p>“Kaya kami merong spokesperson for the Office of the Vice President kasi yung institusyon, meron silang mga ginagawa ng trabaho, may projects, may serbisyo, at merong boses yung Office of the Vice President. So, kapag nandoon ka, makikita mo very professional ‘yan sila,” the Vice President said. </p><p>“Pero, pagdating naman sa Vice President, ako, ‘yung tao, iba din ‘yung boses ko. So, kung galing &#x27;yan sa DILG official account, na sinasabi ninyo, confirmed naman na DILG official account, they have to be professional,” she said. </p><p>The vice president added that “an institution does not have the freedom of expression”.</p><p>“Hindi ko sinasabing hindi pwede maging professional ang ano ha pero the person can express, has the freedom of expression. An institution does not have the freedom of expression,” she said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/22/-walangpasok-class-suspensions-on-wednesday-july-23-1344">Palace suspends July 23 classes, gov’t work in Metro Manila, dozens of provinces</a></div><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdilg.philippines%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0753Ect3xnDPVRqRihT9DpP3vwPEFJBwznf1BgkwkbPohwojqu5MwgchE2Wy5oExpl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="678" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Remulla earlier defended his style of announcing suspensions, saying that getting the message across was what’s important. </p><p>&quot;Kasama na ang bashers, pero ang mahalaga at least na-inform ko ang public kung ano ang kailangan nilang malaman kung saan dapat ang hazard areas, sino ang dapat hindi pumasok,&quot; the DILG chief told ABS-CBN News. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/7/22/remulla-on-walang-pasok-messaging-criticisms-this-is-how-the-way-i-communicate-2302">Remulla on &#x27;Walang Pasok&#x27; messaging criticisms: &#x27;This is how I communicate&#x27;</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/7/23/twin-threats-lpa-forms-into-emong-dante-now-a-storm-1042">Twin threats: LPA forms into Emong; Dante now a storm</a></div>

<p>Vice President Sara Duterte said the Department of the Interior and Local Government should be professional in declaring class and work suspensions during inclement weather.</p>

Vice President Sara Duterte said the Department of the Interior and Local Government should be professional in declaring class and work suspensions during inclement weather.

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Sara Duterte says DILG should be professional after ‘playful’ class, work suspension alert

Harlene Delgado,

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Published Jul 23, 2025 02:34 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 24, 2025 01:30 PM PHT

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