Sara Duterte tells critics: ‘I’m not a spoiled brat’

Manila Bulletin

A day before the second round of deliberations for the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed 2025 budget, Vice President Sara Duterte denied allegations that she acted like a “bratinella (spoiled brat)” when she refused to answer questions from members of the House committee on appropriations during the first round of budget deliberations last month.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/9/sara-duterte-tells-critics-i-m-not-a-spoiled-brat  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00I'm used to answering questions about things.

00:05That's why I give interviews,

00:08even if it's not an arranged interview,

00:11ambush interviews of the media

00:13where they get the questions of the people.

00:16I'm used to that.

00:18And the people know that I'm not a bratinella or spoiled brat

00:24because they know me since I was still in Davao,

00:28since I was still a mayor,

00:30until I became vice president.

00:33The people know me,

00:35that I don't abuse my power and authority

00:39in all the offices that I hold.

00:44The whole country knows that I'm not a spoiled brat.

00:50In fact, when I grew up,

00:53my friends are not from a political family,

00:58from a rich family, from a powerful family.

01:02They are just ordinary people,

01:05and that's what I raised.

01:08An ordinary environment of an ordinary citizen of our country.

01:18In my opinion,

01:20it's just that some members of the House of Representatives

01:28are not used to getting what they want

01:32and they want to hear the answer.

01:35And it's just that some of our representatives

01:39are not used to answering their questions.

01:47So in my opinion,

01:48this is also one of their attacks,

01:51that I'm a bratinella.

01:53Even if I answer,

01:55it's just not what they want.

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