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During an interview with Bombo Radyo Iloilo, lawyer Ibarra Gutierrez said that purchasing vaccines is not as easy as going to the market.
He made the statement as President Duterte seemed to have taken another swipe at Robredo in his last Monday’s public address because of her criticism of the delay in procuring COVID-19 vaccines.
Last week, Duterte told the vice president that he will give her a basket to go shop for COVID-19 vaccines. This was after she questioned China’s Sinovac for skipping a step in the country’s vaccine procurement and distribution process.
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, March 11, chided Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque for saying she was politicking and already campaigning for the May 22 presidential elections.
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The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday asked administration officials why problems are besetting the pandemic response if President Duterte knows what it takes to lead the country.
President Rodrigo Duterte & Vice President Leni Robredo
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In a tweet on
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has insisted that President Rodrigo Duterte made the right call that Vice President Robredo is not qualified to be Chief Executive, saying such assessment is from Duterte’s experience.