MANILA, Philippines — “Parang hindi Pangulo yung nagsasalita. Sobrang pikon (He doesn’t seem to be behaving like a President. He’s so quick-tempered).
This was Vice President Leni Robredo’s response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest outburst, daring her to shop overseas for COVID-19 vaccines.
“Parati naman sinasabi kapag pikon ka, talo ka di ba? Dapat sa trabaho namin di kami napipikon eh,” Robredo said in an interview for the GMA News program “The Mangahas Interviews” aired Wednesday.
(People often say that if you’re quick-tempered, you’ll lose the argument. When you’re in our profession, you shouldn’t lose your temper easily.)
“Kasi sa trabaho namin, kailangan yung ta…
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