President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. downplays the impact of Vice President Sara Duterte’s Cabinet exit on the Uniteam coalition.
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00:00President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. downplays the impact of Vice President Sara Duterte's cabinet
00:06exit on the Uniteam coalition.
00:09In his first media interview since Duterte resigned, Marcos insists the parties that
00:13made up the Uniteam remain intact, saying, quote, it would just depend on how Inday Sara
00:18would position herself in the 2025 elections.
00:22Duterte resigned from her post in the Education Department and the National Task Force to
00:26end local communist armed conflict on June 19, but did not give a reason for her exit.
00:32Marcos says he asked Duterte for a reason, but she said, quote, let's not talk about
00:37it.
00:38Duterte's regional party in 2022 was Hugpong ng Pagbabago, which was part of the Uniteam
00:43alliance.
00:44But for the national elections, Duterte ran under Lakas CMD, which was also part of that
00:49broad coalition.