Palace: Sara remarks part of destabilization

By declaring readiness to assume the presidency if President Marcos steps down or is impeached over the raging corruption controversy, Vice President is clearly engaging in “political destabilization,” Malacañang said yesterday.

- By ALEXIS ROMERO and BELLA CARIASO

Members of the Manila Police District conduct drills yesterday in preparation for anti-corruption protests on Nov. 30.

(RYAN BALDEMOR)

“This is definitely a form of political destabilization; it weakens the public confidence in the administration. And those words contribute to the climate of uncertainty and crisis,” Presidential Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said at a briefing.

Duterte, running mate-turned-arch critic of Marcos, said there is no question about her readiness to become president after she was asked by reporters last Tuesday how prepared she was for the possibility of the President resigning.

She added that she had presented herself as a candidate for vice president with the understanding that she would be the first in line of succession.

Castro said it is “not acceptable” for a vice president to anticipate the resignation of the president.