Manila Bulletin
Duterte tells Gordon: ‘I will campaign against you’
President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to campaign against Senator Richard Gordon if he decides to run for public office in the upcoming elections, citing Gordon's unfitness to be a senator.
Duterte's threat stems from Gordon's leadership of the Senate investigation into alleged irregularities in the government's COVID-19 response spending, particularly the procurement of medical supplies.
The President asserted that there was no corruption involved in the emergency procurement of medical supplies and criticized Gordon's investigation as being for political exposure.
Duterte also questioned the efficiency of legislative hearings and berated Gordon for insisting on links between the procurement and Chinese personalities.
Senator Gordon, who is also the Philippine Red Cross chairman, has expressed openness to seeking the presidency in 2022.
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