President Marcos broke his silence and retaliated against the death threat made by Vice President Sara Duterte, saying such criminal threat is concerning and should not be ignored.
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00:00The statements we have heard in the past few days are worrying.
00:06There is a lack of caution and the threat of a plan to kill some of us.
00:14If the plan to kill a president is that simple,
00:19what about the common people?
00:23Such crimes should not be tolerated.
00:29That is my message.
00:32As a democratic country, we need to uphold the rule of law.
00:36I, as the head of the Executive Department,
00:40and all those in charge of the government,
00:44have a duty to uphold the Constitution and our laws.
00:51That is why it is wrong to stop the law-abiding citizens from seeking the truth.
00:58I hope that this drama will not end
01:01if the legitimate questions to the Senate and the House of Representatives are answered.
01:07The truth should not be ignored.
01:11I hope that this conversation will end
01:14if this is still the vow of a citizen to speak the truth,
01:21and will not be stopped.
01:23Instead of a straightforward answer,
01:25we are left with a story of lies.
01:28I hope that these events will end
01:32so that the truth will be brought to us.
01:36I have also served 12 years in both chambers of Congress.
01:41I have demonstrated to them the power of the people and our Constitution.
01:47Because of this, I regard their work as an independent branch of our Republic.
01:55Even the entire Executive Branch, all agencies,
01:59are not safe and are always under their scrutiny.
02:04As a country, we have many challenges to face
02:09and many problems to be solved.
02:12Despite the challenges,
02:14I have always paid attention to the government.
02:17But we will not compromise the rule of law.
02:22The law must abide by any situation,
02:25no matter who is affected.
02:27That is why I will not allow the desire of others
02:31to push the entire country to the brink of politics.
02:36Let us stop the process.
02:38Let us uphold the law.
02:40Let us remember the mandate entrusted to us by millions of Filipinos.
02:47Let us work for the creation of the Republic of the Philippines
02:52and for the creation of a new Philippines.
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