- Davao City mayor warned of a possible crisis should Sen. Grace Poe becomes the president
- He also said PH will be in a mess if Poe wins then is later found to be an American citizen
- However, the Davao City mayor clarified he has nothing against Poe personally
MANILA, Philippines – Commenting on Sen. Grace Poe’s stunning victory in the Supreme Court, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte warned of a possible crisis should she become president only to be ousted later if proven that she is an American citizen.
“Baka two years after, kung may magsabi, may makitang ebidensiya at sabihin Americano talaga iyan, naloko na,” he told Rappler. “Mabuti pa kay Trump na lang kayo bumoto o kay Hillary, pareho lang rin.”
[If after years, if someone says there is evidence to say she’s really an American, then we’ll be in a mess. You might as well vote for Trump or Hillary because it’s the same thing.]
At the same time, Duterte clarified he had nothing against Poe personally.
“She’s very bright and courteous. It’s only her citizenship I question as a lawyer,” he said.
The mayor earlier said while he would respect the Supreme Court’s decision, he cannot agree with the high tribunal’s ruling as it goes against everything he was taught in law school.
“I respect it, but I don’t agree with it kasi maski magtanong ka sa kahit sinong abugado, isang semestro ‘yan, political law, kabaliktaran sa lahat ng sinasabi ng mga professor,” he said.
[Even if you ask any lawyer, political law is for one semester, the decision is the opposite of everything our professors said.]
“Lahat kami ng abogado diyan tutol sa Supreme Court. Natural-born, paglabas mo sa tiyan ng nanay mo Pilipino ka na. That is natural-born, natural ang pagka-Pilipino,” he added.
[All us lawyers will disagree with the Supreme Court. Natural-born means the moment you leave your mother’s body, you are a Filipino. You’re being a Filipino is natural.]
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