Palace shrugs off alleged ouster plot

MALACAÑANG on Monday, December 10, shrugged off the claim of presidential son and former Davao City vice mayor Paolo Duterte that there was a massive opposition conspiracy to topple the current administration and oust President Rodrigo Duterte.

Speaking to Palace reporters, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo was confident that the so-called “Oust Duterte Movement” would not prosper given the support that the Chief Executive is getting from the state security forces and majority of Filipinos.

“Given the popularity rating of the President, no coup or for that matter, conspiracy, will succeed. The PNP (Philippine National Police) and the military are in support of the President, as well as majority of the Filipinos,” Panelo said.

Duterte’s eldest son posted on social media a list titled “Anti-Administration Group, Oust Duterte Movement,” which contains the names of members of opposition

Liberal Party, militant groups, members of the press, Catholic prelates, Left-leaning party-list groups, and private firms allegedly working together to remove Duterte from office.

The younger Duterte offered no supporting evidence.

His list contained the names of Vice President Leni Robredo, former Vice President Jejomar Binay Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, former chief justice Hilario Davide, Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, Senators Leila de Lima and Risa Hontiveros; and former senator Francisco Tatad, as among those involved in the ouster plot. (SunStar Philippines)