Nelson Morales

Duterte says 'real pressure' is from wanting to solve Filipino woes, not her cases

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Jervis Manahan

ABS-CBN News

MANILA&mdash; Vice President Sara Duterte said that while what she calls political harassment by the Marcos administration against her continues, her supporters need not to feel the pressure.&nbsp;&quot;Hawak man ni Marcos ang mga senador, fiscal, huwes, at mga pulis, napakaraming abogado naman ang tumutulong sa akin upang ipaglaban at mapanalo ang mga kasong ito,&quot; Duterte said in a statement.Duterte said the real pressure is not being able to help Filipinos in their sufferings.&quot;Sa bawat paglangoy ninyo sa baha, sa kagutuman ng inyong mga anak, sa hirap na dinaranas ninyo dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng mga bilihin, at iba&rsquo;t-ibang pasaning dulot ng administrasyon ni Marcos&mdash;nararamdaman kong hindi sapat ang aking nagagawa upang maibsan ang inyong paghihirap,&quot; she said.&nbsp;She also accused the Marcos administration of focusing on self-serving interests.&nbsp;&quot;Ang totoong pressure ay ang maging isang opisyal ng gobyerno habang nakikita ko na si Marcos at ang ilan pang mga opisyal ay tila sariling interes lamang ang inuuna, sa halip na kapakanan ng bawat Pilipino,&quot; Duterte added.Duterte is facing an impeachment trial at the Senate and a grave threats case before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court.&nbsp;&quot;Ang totoong pressure ay ang makasaysayan na pagbagsak ng halaga ng piso kontra dolyar, na ngayon ay nasa 62.77 pesos na,&quot; Duterte said.&quot;Ang totoong pressure ay ang nawala ninyong tiwala sa pamahalaan,&quot; she added. The Palace is yet to respond to these recent Duterte&#39;s statements as of this writing.

Vice President Sara Duterte said that while what she calls political harassment by the Marcos administration against her continues, her supporters need not to feel the pressure.

Vice President Sara Duterte said that while what she calls political harassment by the Marcos administration against her continues, her supporters need not to feel the pressure.