00:00Last year, celebrity couples broke up.
00:04Of course, we weren't the last ones to hear the news of the break-up of Marcos and Duterte.
00:10Whatever the story, no matter how beautiful it is, it also ends on purpose.
00:16This month, it seems like the story has come to an end
00:19because of the resignation of Vice President Sara Duterte
00:22from her post in the Cabinet of President Bobong Marcos.
00:26I decided my resignation as the Secretary of Education.
00:33Just like other relationships that went back to isolation,
00:35the question of many is, what happened?
00:37Let's go back to the events.
00:39I'm Ewe Morianga, and here's what you need to know.
00:48May 2022, Bobong Marcos and Sara Duterte won the election.
00:53VP Sara was immediately appointed as Secretary of the Department of Education
00:57and Vice Chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, or NTF-LCAC.
01:05They had only been in office for a year,
01:07but they slowly felt the tension between the two.
01:10On May 17, 2023, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was elected.
01:14From being a senior deputy, she became a regular deputy.
01:19She led the House of Representatives led by Speaker Martin Romualdez,
01:24who is the cousin of President Marcos.
01:27Arroyo is known as a close ally of VP Sara.
01:31On May 19 of the same year, Duterte resigned as Chairperson and Member of the Lakas CMD
01:37because of political toxicity or execrable political powerplay.
01:43VP Sara was not named,
01:45but the President of the Lakas CMD is Speaker Martin Romualdez,
01:49who was also the campaign manager of VP Sara in 2022.
01:54Two days ago, a cryptic caption appeared on her Instagram post of VP Sara.
02:00She did not mention who she was referring to.
02:04Visayas call it a sick mythical creature.
02:08It is said to be courting humans and has a big mouth.
02:11On the same day, House Speaker Romualdez mentioned that he was stalking someone in office.
02:19On the occasion of VP Sara's visit to an event in the Department of Education,
02:23she intentionally did not mention the middle name of President Marcos.
02:27We all know that Romualdez is the President's middle name.
02:32On September of the same year, the Office of the Vice President of 125 Million Pesos Confidential Funds
02:39was established within 11 days.
02:42Many went crazy and the Vice President became a critic because of this.
02:47His answer?
02:49Remember, whoever is against confidential funds is against peace.
03:00Whoever is against peace is against the country.
03:07In the end, the House of Representatives removed the 1 million confidential funds of VP Sara from the 2024 National Budget.
03:14At the beginning of the year, the camp of President Marcos in Manila and the Dutertes in Davao held a joint rally.
03:21At the rally in Davao led by VP Sara, the former President Duterte called President Marcos a moron.
03:28Former President Marcos is a moron.
03:32Now that he is the President, he is a moron.
03:36VP Sara's brother and Mayor of Davao City, Sebastian Duterte, called President Marcos a moron.
03:45In the middle of the issue between President Marcos and VP Sara,
03:50Vice President Duterte said that their relationship is okay.
03:54We have no problem with each other.
03:59President Bongbong Marcos and I are doing good.
04:03We are okay in terms of our relationship.
04:06How was VP Sara's relationship with First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos?
04:11I have no comment as of this time.
04:14A few months later, First Lady admitted that she was hurt by VP Sara's actions
04:19at a rally where the President was called a moron.
04:21For me, I was hurt because my husband will do everything to protect you.
04:26You run together, right? We will get up together again.
04:30A few days later, Duterte said that First Lady has the right to feel angry,
04:36but this will not affect her job.
04:40This April, President Marcos said that he has no reason to replace Duterte as Education Chief.
04:46He is not a moron or corrupt. We will get rid of you.
04:51Inday is not like that.
04:53This Thursday, June 19, Vice President Duterte announced
04:58that he will resign from his position in the Cabinet of the Marcos Administration.
05:02He considered his actions to be harmful to Filipinos and not a weakness.
05:07Fellow Filipinos, my resignation is not a weakness,
05:15but it is a real pain for our Filipino teachers and youth.
05:25He clarified that he will continue his duties as the Vice President of the country.
05:32To the country and every Filipino family, thank you.
05:37VP Sara also said that her relationship with the President is still good.
05:42We are still friendly with each other on a personal level.
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