MANILA – Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso, the standard-bearer of Aksyon Demokratiko, challenged Vice President Leni Robredo and her team on Wednesday to categorically deny that they initially asked him and several other presidential candidates to withdraw.
“Now I challenge, this is on record, huwag na kayong mag-speculate, huwag na kayong mag-spin, diretsahan, Madame Vice President Leni Robredo, totoo ba? Kasi nagpa-fact check, fact check pa eh, alam naman natin kung sino nagsasabing withdraw (do not speculate, do not spin, just straight, Madame VP Leni Robredo, is it true? Some are still fact checking when we know who did ask others to withdraw),” Domagoso said during an ambush interview on Wednesday in Bohol.
During a joint press conference with other presidential aspirants at the Peninsula Manila Hotel in Makati City on Easter Sunday, Moreno called for Robredo to quit the race.
Domagoso stated that Robredo’s camp and the “yellow” have been bullying him, and now, he said that he is standing up and telling them “no to bully”.
He claimed that the “yellow” camp does not respect him because they see themselves better than the rest.
Domagoso also dared former senator Bam Aquino and now Robredo’s campaign manager to deny his statement.
“I challenge Bam Aquino, sige bigyan natin, I challenge Bam Aquino to deny it, I challenge the honorable vice president, pasinungalinan nyo kami kung hindi kayo nag-attempt (tell us that we are lying about your attempt),” he said.
Meanwhile, Domagoso clarified that the issue is about the person’s character and not about Robredo being a woman.
“Pag kayo ang nagsasalita masakit sa damdamin namin okay lang, pag kami ang nangangatwiran, bastos na, inaapi namin ang babae? Kelan naging isyu ang babae? It is an issue of character, character of a person na gustong maging lider ng bansa, character ng tao, ugali, totong ugali (When you talk and hurt our feelings, it’s okay, but if we talk back, we are rude and we are putting women down. When does being a woman become an issue. The issue is the character of a person who wants to lead the country, the true character of that person),” he lamented.
He also demanded that Robredo’s spokesperson, Barry Gutierrez, refrain from speaking on her behalf. This comes after Gutierrez stated in an interview that Robredo never asked anyone to withdraw.
Despite the varied reactions to his statement, Domagoso believes the majority of the people are merely remaining silent and will express their feelings on election day.
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