Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero on Friday, August 9 said he finds it  "perplexing" for Vice President Sara Duterte to rant about the Marcos administration's inability to come up with a flood masterplan.

Escudero pointed out her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte had six years to fix the problem but was also unable to do so.

"What is perplexing is her questioning the absence of a flood masterplan two years into the administration of PBBM after the previous administration had six years to develop one, but was unable to do so," Escudero said.

"Matagal nang problema ang pagbabaha sa bansa; kung meron kasing nagawa na o nasimulan man lang po noon, eh di meron na po sana tayong napapatupad na ngayon," he added.

"Matagal nang problema ang pagbabaha sa bansa; kung meron kasing nagawa na o nasimulan man lang po noon, eh di meron na po sana tayong napapatupad na ngayon (Flooding has long been a problem in the country; if there was something they had done before, then we could have implemented a masterplan now)," he pointed out.

There are also other problems hounding the country, but instead of pointing the blame, the Senate is focused on ways to address these concerns.

"We have other problems, but the focus of the Senate is to address them, and not just point," the Senate leader said.

Nevertheless, Escudero said the vice president has the right to voice out her complaints and opinions on the problems facing the country.

"The Vice President, like every Filipino, has the right to point out the problems confronting our countrymen," he said.

"Unlike ordinary citizens, however, she can actually suggest or do something tangible about them using her position, resources and platform," he suggested.

"Imbes na magturuan at magsisihan, mas mainam na magtulungan na lang tayo para tugunan ang mga problema ng ating bansa at mga kababayan (Instead of blaming one another, it's better for us to unite and help each other solve the problems of the nation and our fellowmen)," Escudero stressed.