Robredo spox slams Duterte camp's ‘hanash’ of ‘analyzing’ tweets

The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo expressed dismay that Malacanang is still tied up with "analyzing" the tweets of her daughters allegedly about President Rodrigo Duterte's slow action during the onslaught of the typhoons when it should focus on helping the calamity victims.

In a Twitter message, lawyer Barry Gutierrez said thousands of Filipinos have lost homes and properties during the successive typhoons, yet the administration remains preoccupied with the Robredo daughters' social media post.

"Good lord, 69 Filipinos killed, 325,000 displaced, over P1.5B in damages, and this administration is now spending its time analyzing TWEETS by VP Leni's daughters?! Si VP Leni balik agad trabaho. Kayo tatlong araw na ito pa rin ang hanash. Sino nga uli ang namumulitika?" Gutierrez, Robredo's spokesperson, said.

Good lord, 69 Filipinos killed, 325,000 displaced, over P1.5B in damages, and this administration is now spending its time analyzing TWEETS by VP Leni's daughters?! Si VP Leni balik agad trabaho. Kayo tatlong araw na ito pa rin ang hanash. Sino nga uli ang namumulitika?

— Barry Gutierrez (@barrygutierrez3) November 19, 2020

Gutierrez said Robredo continues to do relief work for the typhoon victims and has no time for politicking.

He made the social media post in response to Thursday's remarks by presidential spokesperson Harry Roque that took a potshot at Robredo's children for making a veiled criticism of Duterte at the height of the typhoon.

“Hindi po nakakatulong na bagama’t hindi ko alam kung talagang nagsabi si Vice President kung nasaan si Presidente, eh tingnan ninyo ito, kung hindi man siya eh mayroong mga malapit sa kaniya na nagsabi,” Roque had said.

Roque said that Tricia Robredo on November 14 asked her followers on Twitter “Tulog pa rin? Alas otso na.” Aika Robredo then replied “Sabado eh, weekend.”

The Twitter messages did not specifically name Duterte.

Roque also cited the statement of Gutierrez, who reportedly criticized Duterte’s decision to spend most of his time in Malacañang while Ulysses battered Luzon.

The typhoon’s onslaught coincided with the virtual summit of Southeast Asian leaders and other regional powers attended by Duterte.

“So kung totoo, Vice President, na hindi mo sinabi nasaan ang Pangulo, iyong spokesperson mo did, scold your spokesperson; do not demand an apology from the President,” Roque said.—LDF, GMA News