Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treñas has called on Vice President Sara Duterte to step down as secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).
On Friday, April 19, Treñas and Bacolod City Mayor Albee Benitez released a joint statement expressing support for First Lady Liza Marcos.
Liza earlier admitted that she was “hurt” when the vice president attended a rally where her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, criticized and called President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. “bangag” or high on drugs.
“We empathize with the First Lady as she expresses her disappointment that the vice president attends rallies where the President is criticized,” the mayors said.
“It seems inappropriate for a vice president, who campaigned under the same party banner as the President, to participate in such events and react with amusement to the attacks,” they added.
According to Treñas and Benitez, “a certain level of loyalty” is expected from Sara as a member of the Marcos Cabinet.
“If a cabinet secretary cannot give full and complete support to the President who appointed him or her, the best and only option available is to resign,” they stressed.IMT
