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'Mukhang mas dilawan pa kay PNoy ito': Salceda wants Marcos Jr. to be 'more mean'

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MANILA — &quot;Mukhang mas dilawan pa kay PNoy ito eh.&quot;Rep. Joey Salceda had this to say about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr&#x27;s management style while discussing the chief executive&#x27;s leadership style, especially amid the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/business/01/12/23/worlds-most-expensive-cartel-behind-onion-price-spike-salceda">soaring prices of onions</a>.The lawmaker told ANC&#x27;s Headstart that if he would meet the president, he would tell him &quot;to be more mean.&quot;&quot;Mabait masyado, e,&quot; he clarified, referring to Marcos Jr. &quot;In his persona — forget of course the politics and everything — eh mukhang mas dilawan pa kay PNoy ito eh.&quot;&quot;Dilawan&quot; refers to politicians — including the late former President Benigno &quot;Noynoy&quot; Aquino or PNoy — and followers supporting the then-ruling political group Liberal Party, which have been pitted against the Marcoses over the years.While Salceda said Marcos Jr. should remain as agriculture secretary, he wants to see a firmer version of him.&quot;Dapat pag may mga ganyan tanggal agad,&quot; Salceda said, alluding to the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/14/23/da-admits-shortcoming-amid-soaring-onion-prices">shortcoming of some officials</a> which partly contributed to the high prices of onions.Reacting to Marcos Jr.&#x27;s remark at the World Economic Forum where he said his ambition to be in politics <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/01/19/23/marcos-jr-admits-going-into-politics-to-defend-family-after-exile">hinged on his family&#x27;s survival</a> and legacy, Salceda said &quot;the process of redemption is there.&quot;&quot;If you read through what he has been doing for the past 7 months, I think it has been redeeming for his family,&quot; he noted.&quot;It was a way of projecting and he has to sell himself as a Marcos, remember that. Because the Marcos that the world knew was a very different one.&quot;The ouster of the president&#x27;s father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., stemmed from his over 2-decade rule in the Philippines marked by human rights abuses, plunder of government wealth, and clamping down on press freedom.His family&#x27;s rise to power, however, took decades in the making, a political analyst said. Some observers noted how the Marcoses rebuilt their image with the help of social media, driven by troll armies and influencers that disregarded the family&#x27;s excesses.&quot;But I think the son,&quot; Salceda said, &quot;he&#x27;s presenting himself to be a better version [of his] father.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/21/22/activists-vow-to-never-forget-martial-law-abuses">Philippine activists vow to &#x27;never forget&#x27; martial law abuses</a></li></ul><div>—with a report from Agence France-Presse</div>

Rep. Joey Salceda has this to say about President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. while discussing the chief executive's leadership style, especially amid the soaring prices of onions.