“KAPAG gusto, may paraan; kapag ayaw, may dahilan.”

Ito ang tinuran ni Tingog Representative at House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs chairman Jude Acidre kaugnay ng sinabi ni Vice President Sara Duterte na hindi ito dadalo sa State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“The public knows that Vice President Sara Duterte’s political situation is currently in flux. She has recently distanced herself from the ‘UniTeam’ with President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. and resigned from her position as the Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary. Something is going on,” ani Acidre.

“At the very least, she should come clean and explain why she can’t or does not want to attend. She shouldn’t hide behind cheap jokes; again, the public knows something is up. Stand by your convictions, ma’am,” dagdag pa nito.

Matapos sabihin na hindi dadalo sa SONA, sinabi ni Duterte na itinatalaga nito ang kanyang sarili bilang designated survivor, na halaw sa isang lumang Netflix series kung saan namatay ang mga pinakamatatas na opisyal ng Estados Unidos at ang natira upang ay ang designated survivor.

“Putting her joke aside, the Vice President can physically attend any function she chooses. In the case of the SONA, ayaw lang nila talaga. But why? That’s the question the Vice President needs to answer,” saad pa ni Acidre.

“Out of respect for President Marcos, she should attend. It’s as if they never had any camaraderie. She should not deny this simple courtesy to our President,” wika pa nito.

Gaganapin ang ikatlong SONA ni Pangulong Marcos sa Hulyo 22 sa Batasan Pambansa Complex sa Quezon City.

Dumalo ang Ikalawang Pangulo sa unang dalawang SONA ni Marcos.