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VP Sara on rumored ouster of Speaker: Too late
Vice President Sara Duterte has deemed a supposed memorandum recommending the removal of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez as "irrelevant," stating that the alleged corruption and mistakes in the national budget have already caused significant damage that cannot be reversed by a leadership change.
Duterte expressed that even if Speaker Romualdez were replaced, the funds lost due to corruption would not be recovered.
The alleged memorandum, which reportedly ordered intensified operations to boost the ratings of the Marcos administration and suggested Romualdez's ouster, has been dismissed as fake news by Palace Press Officer Atty. Claire Castro.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who was implicated in signing the document, also categorically denied its authenticity, stating his office did not issue such a memorandum.
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