Not even Valentine's Day could stop Malacañang and Vice President Sara Duterte from exchanging tirades anew, as Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro urged Duterte to "spread love, not fake news."

"At ang aking message, Valentine message sa kanya (My Valentine message to her), VP Sara, spread love, not fake news, not immorality. Don't be a chucky," Castro said in a Palace briefing on Friday, Feb. 13, when asked for a message for the second highest official of the land amid their renewed trades of heated remarks.

Castro's statement stemmed from the recent interview made by Duterte, where she criticized her for "disgracing the country" through her remarks.

On Wednesday, Castro belied Duterte's claim that the administration is threatening those who are helping Duterte, saying it was "another story-telling a lie."

She even told the Vice President to "tell it to the marines."

The next day, Duterte said Castro "only brings disgrace to the country" and that people should no longer listen and pay attention to her.

On Friday afternoon, Castro fired back at Duterte saying the words coming from the Vice President are nothing but smears, insinuations, and immorality.

"So, ganito po bang lider tulad ni VP Sara ang dapat nating hangaan at dapat nating ilagay sa pedestal. Ang anumang salitang nanggagaling sa kanya ay puro paninira, puro insinuation, puro ka-imoralidad (So is this the kind of leader, like VP Sara, that we should admire and place on a pedestal? Every word that comes from her is pure character attack, pure insinuation, pure immorality)," Castro said.

The Palace official even schooled Duterte and her allies of communication skills, telling them to "teach the Vice President about proper communication" befitting a statesman.

"At sa mga ganitong sitwasyon, iyong kanyang mga kaalyado na nagmamarunong sa communications at mga propagandista, isang hiling, maaari po ba ninyong turuan ang Bise Presidente sa kanyang communications, bigyan po ninyo ng Comms 101, para magkaroon naman ng kaunting or rather katiting na pagkaka-statesman (In situations like this, to her allies who claim to be communications experts and propagandists, I have one request: could you please teach the Vice President about proper communication? Give her Communications 101 so she can at least have even a small, no, even the slightest sense of statesmanship)," Castro countered.

Castro also countered Duterte's remark about the country's current state, which she said is riddled with corruption, trash, and with no major development.

"Unang-una, masasabi natin ang Bise President ay bulag, hindi niya nakikita kung ano ang ginagawa ng Pangulo (rst of all, we can say that the Vice President is blind; she does not see what the President is doing)," Castro said.

"Nananatili siyang bulag dahil malamang ay hindi niya pinanunood or ayaw niyang panoorin kung ano ang nagaganap na katotohanan sa mga ginagawa ng Pangulo at ng administrasyon ngayon (She remains blind, probably because she does not watch or does not want to watch what is actually happening with the actions of the President and the current administration)," Castro added.

The Palace official said such action is a "typical Duterte behavior" and described the Vice President as an "emotional vulture."

"Nakakalungkot lamang dahil iyan ay galawang Duterte (It is saddening because that is typical Duterte behavior), showing the characteristics of an emotional vulture, isang buwitre, nagpapanggap na concern sa kalagayan ng bansa (a vulture pretending to be concerned about the country's state) when in fact she admitted that she doesn’t want to help the President in his projects for the country," Castro further said.

"Drama pero walang gawa (All drama but no action)," she added.

Castro believes that the country could potentially be in a precarious state if the people elect a Manchurian candidate.

"Ang kanyang sabi ay malamang wala nang maging bansa or Pilipinas sa 2028. Kung ang kanyang hula ay magkakatotoo, malamang mangyayari iyan kung ang isang lider na ibuboto sa 2028 ay isang Manchurian candidate, isang puppet ng isang bansa kung saan maaaring ipamigay ang ating yaman, ang ating karapatan sa ibang bansa (What she said is that there might no longer be a country—or the Philippines—by 2028. If her prediction comes true, it will likely happen if the leader we vote for in 2028 is a Manchurian candidate, a puppet of another country, where our wealth and rights could be handed over to a foreign nation)," Castro said.

Duterte has also expressed concern about whether elections will take place in 2028, casting doubts on the Marcos administration's actions.

Castro questioned Duterte's statement, saying she should know what the law says.

"Iyong mga ganyang klaseng pananalita, manggagaling mismo sa bise Presidente? Alam naman niya po kung ano ang sinasabi ng batas, abogado siya, sana ginagamit naman po niya ang kanyang pananaw, hindi lamang sa paninira, hindi lamang sa paggawa ng intriga (That kind of statement—coming from the Vice President herself? She knows what the law says; she’s a lawyer. Hopefully, she applies her judgment, not just in criticizing or stirring up intrigue)," Castro said.