00:00Now that Vice President Sara Duterte is no longer in the Cabinet, what could be her role in the government?
00:07There are still a lot of things she can do, according to an analyst,
00:10aside from not having to comply with the administration's policies.
00:14Ian Cruz is on the line.
00:19The question that is still unanswered,
00:21what is the reason why Vice President Sara Duterte suddenly became a secretary of the Department of Education?
00:29Earlier, I asked VP Sara through a text.
00:33Her answer is a Bible verse about the stronger plan of the Lord forever.
00:40According to several sources in DepEd,
00:42they did not see Vice President Sara Duterte in the Central Office in Pasig City from this morning until this afternoon.
00:48Until this afternoon, Vice President Sara Duterte was not in the Office of the Vice President in Mandaluyong, according to a source there.
00:56The Vice President said that she will serve as the Secretary of Education until July 19
01:01to have a proper transition in her replacement.
01:05The Teachers Dignity Coalition called on President Bongbong Marcos
01:09that the next Secretary of Education should not be a politician
01:13so that DepEd will not be involved in politics.
01:17Earlier, President Marcos was in Surigao to help farmers, fishermen and their families.
01:24But he did not attend the interview.
01:26If VP Sara is no longer in the Cabinet, what will be her new role in the government?
01:33It is stated in the Constitution that if a person dies,
01:36be permanently disabled,
01:38be removed from office,
01:39or serve as Vice President,
01:42the Vice President will be the President
01:45and will serve in the 11 terms.
01:48Aside from this, there is nothing else stated in the Constitution
01:51that is the responsibility of the Vice President.
01:53That's why for the past 100 years,
01:55there are people who took the position as a spare tire.
01:59But according to political analyst Professor Aris Arugay,
02:03even if she is not in the Cabinet,
02:05there are still many things that the Vice President can do.
02:08We are seeing her advocacy or issues that are close to her,
02:13such as security,
02:14such as fighting the communist insurgency, peace and order.
02:20Maybe that is where her attention will be.
02:24But it depends on how much resources or budget will be given to her by the Executive and Legislature.
02:33We saw that in the last administration,
02:35the Office of the Vice President is not giving much resources under VP Leni Robredo.
02:43That's why she needs to have other creative and innovative ways of mobilizing resources.
02:50VP Sara is also more free to run for the administration she wants.
02:55Before, the criticism to her was,
02:58why is your position different?
03:00You are a member of the government as a member of the Cabinet.
03:04That's no longer there because her mandate is only to be the Vice President,
03:11which in our Constitution is simply constitutional success.
03:14The Vice President's mandate can only change if the Constitution is changed.
03:19For GMA Integrated News, Ian Cruz, Takatutok, 24 Hours.
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