MANILA, Philippines — The presidency is not a joking matter.
So said Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday after President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that his 2016 promise to ride a jet ski to the Spratly Islands and plant a Philippine flag there was a “pure campaign joke.”
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“Presidency is no joking matter. I think the presidency is serious business,” Lacson said in an interview with reporters.
“Kapag hinaluan mo ng joke at hindi na alam ng tao kung biro o totoo o seryoso, may mga implications ‘yan, hindi lamang sa pangkaraniwang Pilipino kundi especially sa grupo, organizations within the government na tumatanggap ng…
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