{"id":125807,"date":"2017-10-23T06:12:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T10:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125807"},"modified":"2017-10-23T06:12:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T10:12:23","slug":"sara-duterte-commences-tapang-at-malasakit-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/23\/sara-duterte-commences-tapang-at-malasakit-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Duterte commences \u2018Tapang at Malasakit Alliance\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday spearheaded the launch of \u201cTapang at Malasakit Alliance for the Philippines.” (Photo<\/a>: Inday Sara Duterte Supporters\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Presidential daughter and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday spearheaded the launch of \u201cTapang at Malasakit Alliance for the Philippines,\u201d to unite Filipinos and garner support for government campaigns.<\/p>\n

The alliance consists of President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s supporters during the 2016 presidential elections. According to the list prepared by the organizers, the launching was attended by hundreds of Duterte advocates.<\/p>\n

At the Marquis Events Place at the Bonifacio Global Center in Taguig City, Duterte-Carpio said the alliance aspire to heal the political divide during the elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a political party. Tapang at Malasakit\u00a0is an alliance of initially all the groups that supported the campaign of President Duterte during the elections. But this is also a call to all Filipinos to come together for our country,\u201d Duterte-Carpio told reporters, adding that this alliance is not part of any campaign or any plot on national position.<\/p>\n

Mayor Duterte said she acknowledged dissent is a facet of democracy but added that the matter is completely different when you lie to oppose.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s very bad if you paint a sad and hopeless Philippines outside.\u00a0Okay lang siguro <\/em>if mag-away dito sa loob. Tayo lang naman eh. Pero ‘pag reputasyon na ng bansa natin ang nasisira sa mga kapitbahay natin, mali po ‘yon <\/em>[It is probably okay to fight here inside. It\u2019s just between us. But if the country\u2019s reputation is being destroyed to our neighbor countries, that\u2019s wrong],<\/em>\u201d said Duterte.<\/p>\n

Last week, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV had met with US Senator Marco Rubio to converse about alliance of the two countries and the protection of human rights amid the administration\u2019s war on drugs.<\/p>\n

Trillanes was among Duterte\u2019s critics and has accused his family of having undeclared wealth in their bank accounts.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us side our personal politics that has torn our country every time we have a new president…. Let us change that. [In] 5 years, we need to push and push and push and see a change in 5 years,\u201d Mayor Duterte said in her speech.<\/p>\n

The alliance spokesperson and Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Karen Jimeno, for her part, said that the alliance is also to call for unity when the country is \u201con the verge of something very important\u201d, referring to the rehabilitation of the war-torn Marawi City.<\/p>\n

“For greater causes, we have to be positive and help each other out. We should not condone destructive politicking,” Jimeno said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us not be distracted by the noise created by clashing political interests. We support freedom of speech and expression,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Jimeno had further explained that members of the coalition need to know the difference between \u201cconstructive criticisms\u201d and \u201cdestructive politicking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aside from the support groups, among those who attended in the said launching were Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella, Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, Foreigh Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, and Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano.<\/p>\n

Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and Bruce Rivera, along with pro-Duterte bloggers also joined in<\/del> the event.<\/p>\n

Abella stressed that the alliance was not a show of force by the administration, saying that Duterte-Carpio was merely \u201cgathering all the forces, all the people towards a more engagement in nation building.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also added that the alliance was not formed in preparation for the 2019 elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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