Sen. Risa Hontiveros should stop “excessive politicking,” Malacañang said Friday, after the opposition lawmaker called President Rodrigo Duterte as the “destabilizer-in-chief.”“It is ironic that Senator Risa Hontiveros, who spends so much of her time undermining the efforts of this administration, would refer to the President as ‘destabilizer-in-chief,'” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENTHontiveros hit the President on the eve of the 46th anniversary of the declaration of martial law by former President Ferdinand Marcos, comparing Duterte to the former dictator. READ: Duterte is the ‘real destabilizer’ — HontiverosThe senator’s criticism against the President came after the Chief Executive accused the opposition of hatching a destabilization plot to overthrow him. Massive protest actions are expected to take place on Friday to mark the martial law declaration of the late dictator Marcos and show the growing discontent of various groups on what they call were repressive policies of the Duterte administration. /mufRELATED STORY: Amid alleged ouster plot, Dutere says ‘they can’t bring us down’ADVERTISEMENTRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 21, 2018 01:18 UTC