Tindig Pilipinas can join pro-gov’t coalition – Sara Duterte

Mara Cepeda

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Tindig Pilipinas can join pro-gov’t coalition – Sara Duterte
After previously calling Tindig Pilipinas a 'power-hungry group,' Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio now invites them to 'turn this country around and do everything for the Philippines'

MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said opposition coalition Tindig Pilipinas is free to join the newly formed pro-government Tapang at Malasakit Alliance for the Philippines.

This was Duterte-Carpio’s reply when asked on Monday, October 23, if the Tapang at Malasakit Alliance was formed as a response to Tindig Pilipinas.

“No. In fact, we are asking them to join us. This is a call for our country. Let us support the government. Some of them are working for the government. Let us turn this country around and do everything for the Philippines,” the Davao City mayor said.

Tindig Pilipinas is a group of lawmakers and organizations who are calling for Filipinos to stand up against the Duterte administration’s “abusive” policies.

Several of its member-groups are known supporters or allies of former president Benigno Aquino III and the once-ruling Liberal Party. Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano, Tindig Pilipinas member, had filed an impeachment complaint against the President, which was junked by the House of Representatives. 

Tapang at Malasakit Alliance members, meanwhile, pledged to support the government’s programs and to put an end to “destructive politicking.”

Duterte-Carpio previously tagged Tindig Pilipinas as a “power-hungry group” when they called the President a “paranoid and insecure little man” after he warned he would declare a revolutionary government amid an alleged destabilization plot.

For ‘positive change’

The Davao City mayor said she initiated the creation of the Tapang at Malasakit Alliance for them to be a “positive voice in their respective communities.”

“Kasi maski sila, doon sa communities nila, sila na rin ‘yung mga nag-aaway-away. So sabi ko, they can be individually or collectively positive. Magkaaway man kayo pero ginagawa mo positive naman, ginagawa ng kalaban mo, positive naman. So it will be good for the country,” said Duterte-Carpio.

(People even fight among themselves in their communities. So I said they can be individually or collectively positive. You might be fighting with each other, but you and your enemy can both do positive things. So it will be good for the country.) 

The launch was attended by many key allies of the President, including Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and his wife Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano, Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos, Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation Chairperson Andrea Domingo, Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Karen Jimeno, and Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella.

Pro-Duterte bloggers were also seen at the venue, including Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and Bruce Rivera.

Duterte-Carpio, however, said the Tapang at Malasakit Alliance was neither a show of force by the President’s allies nor created in preparation for the 2019 elections. – Rappler.com

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Mara Cepeda

Mara Cepeda specializes in stories about politics and local governance. She covers the Office of the Vice President, the Senate, and the Philippine opposition. She is a 2021 fellow of the Asia Journalism Fellowship and the Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship of the UN. Got tips? Email her at mara.cepeda@rappler.com or tweet @maracepeda.