Hindi magtatagumpay ang people power o anumang pag-aaklas para mapatalsik si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.
Pahayag ito ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque sa harap ng nabunyag na planong Red October para patalsikin ang Pangulong Duterte.
Ayon kay Roque, nagtagumpay ang people power nuon laban kina dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos at Joseph Estrada dahil nawalan na ng mandato mula sa taong bayan ang dalawang pangulo.
“We have no doubt that the CPP-NPA has been out to overthrow the government since they were founded. We have no doubt that they are power hungry individuals. We have no doubt that there are power hungry individuals in the opposition who would like to resort to extra-constitutional means in putting down the government of President Duterte and we have no doubts that the Magdalo group are addicted to coup d’etats. However, what I will say is that we are confident that we enjoy overwhelming support from the people and therefore what these groups would want to see, the ouster of President Duterte would not happen.” Pahayag ni Roque.
Binigyang diin ni Roque na lalo pang naging malawak ang mandato ng Pangulong Duterte matapos suportahan ng mas nakararaming Pilipino ang pinaka kontrobersyal na programa ng kanyang administrasyon.
Tinukoy ni Roque ang resulta ng Social Weather Station (SWS) survey kung saan lumalabas na walo sa kada sampung Pilipino ang sumusuporta sa war on drugs ng pangulo.
“It’s one issue pero ito po yung pinaka matinding issue na ibinabato nila laban kay Presidente hindi umano’y yung mga illegal killings na nagaganap dahil sa war on drugs. Despite po sa mga binabato nila sa Presidente sa war on drugs eight out of ten Filipinos support the president. I can say it with confidence that the people overwhelmingly support the president’s war on drugs as evidenced by the survey.” Ani Roque.
