President Duterte on Tuesday stressed there is no tension between him and former President Fidel V. Ramos as he confirmed Ramos’ resignation as special envoy to China.
“Yes. I received his (resignation) last night. I had a copy of his resignation,” the Chief Executive told reporters during his visit to his parents’ tombs at the Davao Public and Roman Catholic Cemetery in Davao City.
Ramos accepted the post in July in the wake of a United Nations tribunal’s ruling favoring the Philippines in its case against Beijing over the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
“Ang sabi niya, nagawa ko na ‘yung…gusto mong ipagawa sa akin. I have broken the ice between (Philippines and China),” according to Duterte.
He thanked the former leader for helping him and for his service. “I’d like to thank him for helping me and being of the service to the nation even at his age,” he said.
He said that he is taking his predecessor’s advice but admitted that they have honest differences of opinion on certain issues. According to Duterte, he has his own way of assessing things.
Duterte denied that there is tension between him and Ramos, especially after the latter criticized the President in a recent column in the Manila Bulletin. (Elena L. Aben)
respetuhin na lang natin ang pangulo sa desisyon ni fvr
dapa hindi kau umalis dahil antayin natin na murahin kayo ramos ng dugong
buti nga anay kasi sa pamahalaan
so ramos has decided what now plot for ousting digong next year?
if pdu30 accepted it then let it go
yan ang pangulo ang buti ng kanyang puso kaya saluduhan lamng natin siya.
kahit kailan sangayon ako sa nais ng pangulo wala siyang ginawang mali.
si duterte parang asong ulol!
ikaw ang asong ulol! askal!
wala naman na gingawa ang pangulo na ikpapahamak ng pilipinas.
hindi naman kailangan na magkagulo tyo ang kailangan lang namn ay pagkakaisa at matatag na trust sa president natin.
ok lang nman yan na mag resign ka panot nwie hindi ka rin nman nkagawa ng tama
respetuhin parin natin ang pangulo isa siyang leader na mapgmahal sa tao at walang balak na manakit
wag kang masyadong madada FVR para wlang gulo
ang maayos na bansa meron din na pagkakaisang mga kbabayan at ngmamahaln nkakabilib tlga ang adhikain ni Duterte!
wala naman na gingawa ang pangulo na ikpapahamak ng pilipinas.
hindi naman kailangan na magkagulo tyo ang kailangan lang namn ay pagkakaisa at matatag na trust sa president natin.
wala kang kwenta Duterte!
bka ikaw kuya ang walang kwenta.wag mong idamay ang ating pangulo.
masyadong kang apektado manay!
isa lang masasabi ko bye bye ramos.haha
panahon na para mag bago tayo ng mga armas natin
dami ksing alam nitong si dutiting!
madmi naman talagang alm si pres. duterte dahil matalinong leader yan.
sungit naman ni sis,ikaw ba my alam ka sa mga ng yayaring pagbabago sa ating bansa?wala diba.
oks lang nman sa pdu30 ang pag resign ni panot tutal matagal naman na mag kaibigan sila
kung yan ang gusto ni fvr si go.
wlang masama kung mag reign ka panot hindi mo rin naman nagawang tama ang trabaho mo
kasi masyadong mag marunong ang pdu30 nyo