Palace belies Sara's claim Marcos administration engaged in 'political scapegoating'

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Palace belies Sara's claim Marcos administration engaged in 'political scapegoating'  Malacañang dismisses Vice President Sara Duterte's claim that the Marcos administration is engaged in 'political scapegoating' to divert public attention from the dismissal of her impeachment case. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro issued the statement after Duterte accused Malacañang of spreading false information that she intended to visit Kuwait without securing the required authorization. In an interview with the media onboard Philippine Airlines flight PR001 on Aug. 8, 2025, Castro said that she did not say that Duterte had traveled to Kuwait without a travel authority. She said that she had only mentioned that there were reports that Duterte might travel to Kuwait on Aug. 8 but the vice president has yet to secure a travel authority for her supposed trip. On Aug. 7, Duterte appeared in Davao City, belying Claire Castro’s statement that she might have traveled to Kuwait without securing a travel authority.  VIDEO BY CATHERINE VALENTE  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #TMTNews #Marcos #Philippines

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00:30The House of Representatives is not the job of the House of Representatives, but the Senate.

00:35So, if there is a decision here that is against the decision, it is against what?

00:41Most likely, not against the Senate, but against the Senate, but most likely it is against the House of Representatives,

00:50the prosecutors, and the prosecutors, and the prosecutors,

00:53and the truth about the Confidential Funds and other actions of the Vice President.

00:59Okay, pangalawa, sinabi niya na gumagawa ang kwento,

01:03ang Office of the President, PCOE, gumagawa ng kwento,

01:06na sinabi daw natin na siya ay nagbiyahi sa Kuwait,

01:09ng walang travel authority.

01:11Natanong namin tayong ito dahil hindi naanap siya,

01:14at mukhang hindi rin alam ng kanyang spokesperson kung nasaan ang Vice Presidente.

01:19At ang sabi natin ito, wala tayong alam sa ating panayam, sa ating press briefing,

01:26wala tayong alam or ikmamasyong ang konggol dito,

01:29at tinanong labi ng Office of the Secretary,

01:33kung may travel authority.

01:35Ang sabi niya, at the time,

01:38nung press briefing, kung may travel authority lamang siya,

01:40for July 5 to July 28.

01:43So, siguro hindi naman masamang maging responsable sa pagsasalita.

01:47Mas maganda sana na malaman niya kung ano sinabi natin,

01:50bakit siya sumagot.

01:52Although sinabi naman niya sa kanyang panayam na wala siyang nakita

01:55or natinigwa, sinabi natin.

01:56But still, nagtimta pa siya ng negatibo sa Office of the President,

02:00at sasabing gumagawa kami ng kwento.

02:02Definitely, wala tayong bilang yetes yung nag-travel sa Kuwait.

02:06At tatandaan natin,

02:07tayo ay natanong labang nukod,

02:09nung Sabado pagod tayo bumunta ng India,

02:11na magpagyayang Pangulo,

02:13ang Presidente,

02:15magbunda Kuwait.

02:17So, wala tayong sinabi,

02:18wala tayong confirmation about that,

02:19wala tayong alam at hindi dyan.

02:22So, muli, sana yung mga nagtatanong kay Vice Presidente,

02:25maging responsabili sila

02:27para hindi nagiging source of great news

02:30ang Vice Presidente

02:31kasi sumasadut siya na itin niya pa natitinig

02:33kung ano sinabi natin.

02:35For you said,

02:36ang Office of the President,

02:39ba,

02:40didi i-risk mo ito?

02:43Yung nga desisyon po ng Korte Suprema

02:45in regards dito sa impeachment

02:47ng SBB sana?

02:48Yung palati sila pa dito,

02:49at malagiging desisyon ng Supreme Court,

02:51yan ay gagalang ng ang ulo ng Ejecutivo.

02:55Bakit?

02:56Because record is the final arbiter

02:59of any legal issues.

03:00So, since meron pang motion for legislation,

03:02tignan na lang natin kung ano magiging pa siya dito

03:04sa Supreme Court.

03:06Yung sipingin po kayo kasi

03:08before nga po August 8 today,

03:10yung sinabi nyo na hindi pa na

03:12pinaginig ng Dr. Advisory.

03:14Ngayon mga meron,

03:16ngayong in ko,

03:17pinaginig siya ng Dr. Kaiser

03:18or going somewhere.

03:20Bangin!

03:22Abangan nyo na lang.

03:24Abangan nyo,

03:26tanong nyo,

03:27kung mapubiyahe pa siya nitong August.

03:29Tanong nyo sa Office of the Vice President.

03:31Ngayon,

03:32sanasakasangayin,

03:33may buka bukti siya,

03:35ah,

03:36humilig ba ang bakas dapat

03:37iso pa rin ang nagdama na ito?

03:40Bakit naman hindi maging issue

03:41ng Travel Authority?

03:43Muli, sasabihin natin,

03:44pag hindi yan na issue ng Travel Authority,

03:46gagawaan na naman ito ng kwento

03:48sabihin na,

03:49diktaturo eh,

03:50ang pamahalaan ito dahil

03:52ang freedom of movement niya

03:53ay sinasaklawan.

03:54So,

03:55kung bayahan na,

03:56balak niya magbiyahin muli

03:57sa iba't ibang bansa,

03:59nasa kanya na po yan.

04:01Meron mga under the law,

04:03ilan ba yung allowed sa

04:05government official

04:06na mag-heave?

04:07May gano'n, di ba?

04:09Di ba ang empleyado

04:10may certain leaves

04:11na pwede ng gabi?

04:12Alam po,

04:13meron pong partikulaan

04:14may mga araw

04:15na dapat nakakonsider siya.

04:16Mandatory,

04:17vocation leave.

04:18So,

04:19di po natin alam,

04:20as of now,

04:21kung magpas na ba siya.

04:22But still,

04:23kahit kung magpas siya dyan,

04:24kasabi lang po niya

04:25yung personal leaves ngayon.

04:26So,

04:27nasa kanya po yan.

05:01Yung.

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