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'Stop spreading budol-budol': Romualdez dares Dutertes to prove allegations

Published Jan 29, 2024 02:05 am

At A Glance

  • House Speaker Martin Romualdez has challenged the Duterte family, in particular former president Rodrigo Duterte, to show proof of his wild allegation against President Marcos. 

20231117_180829.jpgHouse Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Speaker’s office, Malacañang photo)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

House Speaker Martin Romualdez has challenged the Duterte family, in particular former president Rodrigo Duterte, to show proof of his wild allegation against President Marcos. 

This, as Romualdez--Marcos' top ally in the legislature--brushed off the claims of ex-president Duterte and his son, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte as mere "budol-budol stories”. 

Budol-budol is Filipino slang for trickery or cheating. 

“So unless you have proof na 'yung mga alegasyon ninyo na kung bakit nananawagan dyan na sa ating mahal na [President Marcos] na bumaba sa pwesto sana mag isip-isip muna kayo, mag-isip muna kayo at ilabas 'yung mga pruweba. Kasi alam natin hindi totoo ang mga sinasabi ninyo,” Romualdez said during a party leaders' caucus that on late Sunday night, Jan. 28. 

(So unless you have proof of your allegations and are asking our beloved President Marcos to resign, I hope you'd think first and just present the evidence. Because we know that what you're saying isn't true.) 

Mayor Duterte had earlier asked President Marcos--who had the highest mandate in Philippine history with more than 31 million votes--to step down if he had no love and aspirations for the country. 

Meanwhile, the elder Duterte insinuated that the President was a drug user whose name had also appeared on the narco-list of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). 

“Uulitin ko, tigilan nyo na 'yung mga budol-budol n'yo 'di ba," the Speaker said, adding that such claims couldn't be farther from the truth. 

(I repeat, stop spreading these budol-budol stories.) 

“Walang katotohanan 'yan. Si Mr. former president sabi niya nasa drug list, na-check natin na never na never na si [President Marcos] ay nailagay sa drug list. Kaya hindi ko alam kung nag iisto-istorya ka na naman. Tigilan mo na 'yung budol-budol galing sa Davao,” Romualdez said. 

(There's no truth to that. Mr. former president said he's on the drug list, but we checked and President Marcos was never placed on the drug list. I don't know it you're telling stories again. Stop spreading budol-budol stories from Davao.)

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