Amid the rumors
that presidential front runner Rodrigo Duterte hid billions of pesos on his BPI
accounts, President Benigno Aquino III to undermine the May 9 presidential
election in favor of Administration backed Liberal Party's presidential aspirant Mar Roxas,
vice presidential candidate Antonio Trillanes threat that groups in the
military will grab power to prevent the communist friendly Duterte to assume
the presidency, and speculation in the social media that the Armed Forces of
the Philippines and the U.S Central Intelligence Agency collude, just like in Chile and South Vietnam, to assassinate
the presidential front runner, here is
an excerpt of my interviews with Duterte and his vice presidential bet, my
friend, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano about their take on these rumors just after the third presidential debate held
in Dagupan City.
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| Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano. PHOTO CREDIT: JoeAm.Com |
MORTZ ORTIGOZA (ME): There were rumblings among the
military that they would not allow a Duterte Administration to assume power on
July 1. Several observers said that the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the
CIA would collude to topple down a President Duterte because he is identified
with the communist and would be a threat to the military alignment in the region
versus Mainland China. What’s your take?
SEN. CAYETANO: Unang una Diyos lang ang may alam
kung sino talaga ang magiging president. Pangalawa hinde dapat makialam ang mga
foreign countries because we have our national interest. We love our alliances
with other countries but they should allow Filipinos that Filipinos chose their
president.
At sa
military and police hinde sila allowed iyong partisan politics. Ramdam namin,
so may mga nagsasabi kay mayor na dahan-dahan sa pagsasalita dahil sa mga
kaalyado natin. Pero sabi niya dapat independent ang Filipino sa ating foreign
policy dapat Filipino mag isa at panindigan niya.
