00:00Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong and Retired Marine Colonel Ariel Quirubin
00:05met with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte
00:09to discuss their disagreement on the welfare of the country.
00:14The details are in the news of Christine Bornolio-Sabaway of PTV-Kortilyera.
00:20If only we could reconcile.
00:24Because it's sad.
00:26It's sad that we have two leaders who are good leaders.
00:31They've been good leaders.
00:34I hope they can help.
00:36That's what I'm calling for.
00:38I hope we can fix this.
00:40And I hope we can address the serious issues that we are facing,
00:47especially our problem with corruption.
00:50This is the message of Mayor Benjamin Magalong,
00:52who met with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte
00:57after a dispute between the two top leaders of the country.
01:01According to Magalong,
01:03it would be better if the two of them resolved their disagreement
01:07on the diplomatic approach for the future of the Philippines.
01:11From a personal perspective, being the mayor,
01:16I can see the impact of this on our economy.
01:21We don't want to experience a series of downfalls again.
01:26Our countrymen are really suffering.
01:30Magalong believes that the police and the military are superior to the Constitution.
01:34He says that the Philippines is being left to other countries
01:38as a model of a reliable leader.
01:41Retired Marine Colonel Ariel Quirubin believes
01:45that the two leaders need to work together
01:48to discuss the issues that benefit each Filipino.
01:53Meanwhile, Colonel Quirubin believes
01:56that one of the main mandates of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
01:59is to protect the Constitution.
02:02They should remain neutral, non-partisan.
02:06They should serve with honor and professionalism.
02:14They should always uphold and protect.
02:19He asked the groups that were allies of the two leaders during the campaign
02:24to find a way to make things right.
02:28Christine Borno-Lasabaway for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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