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\u201cYOUNG Guns\u201d of the House of Representatives on Sunday suggested that Vice President Sara Duterte undergo a psychological evaluation following her remarks in a recent press conference where she admitted imagining cutting off President Ferdinand \u201cBongbong\u201d R. Marcos Jr.\u2019s head.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Vice President also threatened to exhume the remains of President Marcos’ father and throw them into the West Philippine Sea.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n House Assistant Majority Leader and Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay Khonghun expressed deep alarm over Duterte\u2019s remarks, saying: \u201cWalang matinong tao ang makakaisip, lalo\u2019t gagawa ng ganitong klaseng pahayag. Nakababahala ang antas ng kawalan ng katinuan sa kanyang mga salita.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cFor someone in such a high position to make violent and grotesque threats, even in jest, shows a troubling level of instability,\u201d Khonghun stressed.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cKailangang magkaroon ng masusing psychological assessment upang matiyak kung siya ay karapat-dapat pang maglingkod sa bayan sa ganitong kritikal na posisyon,\u201d the Zambales solon added.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n House Assistant Majority Leader and La Union 1st District Rep. Paolo Ortega V echoed the same sentiment, emphasizing the potential dangers of Duterte\u2019s statements and highlighting the serious implications of her words.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAng ganitong uri ng marahas at nakakatakot na mga pahayag ay hindi katanggap-tanggap mula sa kahit sino, lalo na sa isang nakaupong Bise Presidente. Malinaw na may malalaking katanungan tungkol sa kanyang estado ng pag-iisip at emosyonal na kalagayan,\u201d Ortega pointed out.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe urge the Office of the Vice President to consider seeking professional help for Vice President Duterte, as this behavior is deeply concerning and could have serious consequences for our nation\u2019s leadership,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a press conference last Friday, Duterte recounted an incident where she imagined beheading the President, acknowledging it as the moment that made her realize how toxic their relationship had become.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n VP Duterte further disclosed that she once sent a message to the President\u2019s sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, warning that if the attacks against her continued, she would exhume the remains of their father, the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., and throw them into the West Philippine Sea. She added that the senator did not respond to the message.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Her remarks came amid increasing scrutiny of her handling of public funds in both the Office of the Vice President and the Department of Education (DepEd), where she served as Secretary for two years until her resignation in July this year.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The press conference occurred a day after a House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability hearing revealed that the DepEd, under Duterte\u2019s leadership, had falsely claimed to have used confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) for a youth program, while the military and local government units had actually shouldered most of the expenses.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Military officers testified that DepEd\u2019s CIFs were not used in the Youth Leadership Summits (YLS) they organized in 2023. However, under Duterte\u2019s leadership, DepEd used military certifications regarding the YLS to justify the allocation of P15 million in CIFs, which were supposedly intended for paying informants.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n During her press conference, the Vice President sidestepped the issues related to the CIFs and the damaging testimonies from military officers. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Instead, she launched personal and aggressive attacks against the President, leading many lawmakers to see her actions as a desperate attempt to deflect attention from the controversy.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ortega underscored the gravity of Duterte\u2019s recent statements, emphasizing the need for responsible leadership amid such troubling behavior.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe Filipino people deserve leaders who are mentally and emotionally stable, especially during challenging times,\u201d Ortega said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMas makabubuti para sa bansa kung sumailalim si Vice President Duterte sa isang propesyonal na pagsusuri,\u201d Ortega added.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Khonghun emphasized that this issue now goes beyond financial accountability.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHigit pa ito sa usapin ng maling paggamit ng pondo ng bayan. Ang nakakaalarmang pag-uugali ng Bise Presidente ay nagpapakita ng mas malalim na problema na kailangang tugunan,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot afford to have leaders who let their emotions spiral out of control in such a public and extreme manner,\u201d Khonghun added. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “YOUNG Guns” of the House of Representatives on Sunday suggested that Vice President Sara Duterte undergo a psychological evaluation following her remarks in a recent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9404,"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\/9403"}],"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=9403"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9421,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9403\/revisions\/9421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}