VP Sara: If attacks don't stop, I'll throw Marcos Sr.'s body into West PH Sea

Vice President Sara Duterte said on Friday that she told Senator Imee Marcos that she would dig up the body of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and throw it into the West Philippine Sea (WPS) if attacks against her do not stop.

In a press conference, Duterte issued the remark when asked if she thinks the current administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has forgotten that it was her father, ex-President Rodrigo Duterte who permitted the burial of Marcos Sr. at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.

"Hindi ko alam. Isang beses sinabihan ko talaga si Sen. Imee (Marcos), 'pag 'di tumigil, huhukayin ko and tatay ninyo at itatapon ko sya sa West Philippine Sea," Duterte said.

(I don't know. One time, I told Sen. Imee that if it does not stop, I'll dig up the body of your father and throw him in the West Philippine Sea.)

Duterte on Friday accused President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. of not knowing how to rule a country — her latest tirade against her running-mate in the 2022 elections.

"Hindi marunong maging Presidente ang nakaupo, Kasalanan ko ba iyon (The one sitting doesn't know how to rule. Is it my fault)?" Duterte categorically said at a press conference in Mandaluyong City, adding it was the reason she resigned from the Department of Education (DepEd).

Duterte narrated in detail how she ended up as Marcos' running-mate in the 2022 elections.

According to her, it was Sen. Imee Marcos, the President's sister, who asked her to run for vice president to have a formidable team against then-Vice President Leni Robredo, seen as Marcos' strongest contender for the presidency in 2022.

Duterte said Sen. Marcos asked her to run for vice president so that they would have strong support from the Visayas.

"Kasi matatalo kami ni Leni if di namin madala ang Bisaya," Duterte quoted Sen. Marcos as saying during their conversation, which she said took place in late 2021.—LDF, GMA Integrated News