“The President no longer has the confidence and the trust to be in one room with the Vice President, and that is the official meeting between the President and Cabinet officials. “That is speculation from the camp of the Vice President. “Our job is to institute reforms in this government and the best person to ask that question is the Vice President [herself],” Andanar added. She said the Vice President was disrespected and objectified on many occasions by no less than the President himself. It was they who thwarted the will of the Filipino people by depriving them of their real choice for the vice presidency,” Rodriguez added.

Source: Manila Times December 05, 2016 17:35 UTC