FORMER presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte’s resignation spelled the end of the UniTeam alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and claimed that she now leads the opposition.
“Uniteam has formally been dissolved and she has just become the leader of the opposition,” Roque said in a statement on Facebook.
He also said that with Duterte’s resignation as Education Secretary and vice chairperson of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, “the line has been drawn.”
“The Philippines finally has a real leader. Onwards to Transparency, Accountability, Peace and Security! Lets redeem the Philippines!” he said.
Marcos and Duterte ran as allies in the May 2022 elections against the tandem of Leni Robredo and Francis Pangilinan of the Liberal Party.
The Liberal Party opposition group is now led by Sen. Risa Hontiveros.
Malacanang issued a statement on Wednesday about the resignation of the vice president.
At 2:21 pm today, 19 June 2024, Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, went to Malacañang and tendered her resignation as Member of the Cabinet, Secretary of the Department of Education, and Vice Chairperson of the NTF-ELCAC, effective 19 July 2024.
She declined to give a reason why. She will continue to serve as Vice President.
We thank her for her service, read the statement.
