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FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte said only \u201cstupid people\u201d would associate him with the supposed destabilization plots against the Marcos administration.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In an interview with Davao-based reporters late Saturday night, the former president denied rumors that he has secretly met with some police, military officers, and politicians regarding Marcos\u2019s ouster.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV earlier said that the people agitating active military members were \u201callied with the Dutertes.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWho in their right mind \u2014 police or military \u2014 will meet with me to talk about destabilization?\u201d Duterte said during a press briefing streamed live on Facebook.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n He said he would not do such thing since he is comfortable with Marcos.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWhy should I do that? To find someone to replace Marcos? I am comfortable with Marcos, why should I replace him?,\u201d Duterte said adding he has \u201cgrown tired\u201d of such rumors.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The former leader urged Filipinos to observe the rule of law.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI do not want chaos. Let us just follow the Constitution. Change can happen through a democratic process but not through bloody revolts or destabilization,\u201d the 78-year-old former president said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cEvery time there is destabilization, or you break the process of democracy, you take a gamble. Destabilization is not the solution. Let the people decide, that is why we have elections. Let democracy work. Help democracy work,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Asked if he is satisfied with the Marcos administration, Duterte answered: \u201cIn a sense, we have not seen any issue of corruption or abuse. In a sense, Marcos is treading a straight path.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Duterte, however, acknowledged that there are sentiments raised against President Marcos, but these did not emanate from his hometown in Davao City.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe sentiment is strongest in Manila, not here in Davao,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Duterte added that he\u2019s done with politics.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAyoko na ng pulitika. Hindi naman ako nasusuka. I find it disgusting for me to still meddle in politics. Pagod na ako sa pulitika. Count me out,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last November, the former president said that if his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, is impeached from her position, he would be compelled to run for Senate or vice president.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte said only “stupid people” would associate him with the supposed destabilization plots against the Marcos administration. In an interview with Davao-based<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3042"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}