“We are sad with the remarks of Balanga, Bataan Bishop Ruperto Santos that the Duterte presidency is a disgrace to the country, especially coming from a man of the cloth,” sabi ni Presidential Spokesperson at Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo.
Iginiit ni Panelo na patunay ang mataas na approval at trust rating ni Duterte sa patuloy na suporta ng mga Pinoy sa liderato ng pangulo.
“It appears that the good Bishop is uninformed or is ignoring the survey results. Like the Bishop, the President is imperfect , but unlike him PRRD looks at the innate goodness of man. The President who could have preferred retirement and enjoy its bliss opted to rise to the challenge of the times and at the commencement of his presidency has waged a war against all fronts of illegality in the country,” dagdag ni Panelo.
Rumesbak din si Panelo sa naging banat ng obispo kay Duterte.
“What is a disgrace is when a member of the clergy uses unsavoury language against President Rodrigo Roa Duterte who only fulfills and complies with his constitutional mandate to lead the government in serving the Filipinos and protecting them from what bedevils our society. We find it very unfortunate that Bishop Santos fails to follow the teaching of Christ that if someone throws a stone at you, throw a piece of bread at him in response,” ayon pa kay Panelo.
Idinagdag ni Panelo na ipagdarasal na lamang si Santos ng administrasyon.
“The good bishop of Balanga should pray for the President, the way we pray for the Bishop’s enlightenment, that PRRD may run the affairs of the country well instead of lambasting him. As we repeatedly said, we are all parts of one whole, the success of President Duterte is the success of the whole nation,” sabi pa ni Panelo.