Amid reports that supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte will hold a rally to show support to the declaration of a revolutionary government, Malacañang said it is unlikely to happen at the moment due to lack of factual and legal basis.
In a press conference in Davao City, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said, “We appreciate the calls of the President’s supporters for rev gov but I think there’s no factual or legal basis as of now.”
Roque recalled that Duterte said he considered doing so as a retaliation to those who seek to oust him from office but stressed that such threats are not visible today.
“The President has said that he will consider a revolutionary government if destabilizers will persist in their plan to have him removed from office. Now, I stress, we don’t see any such threat in the near future,” Roque said.
DAILY NEWS ROUND UP FOR 11/ 27 /17