Souring relations between FVR and Digong lamented

By Gonzalo Duque

 

WE joined President Digong Duterte in Sual to send-off last Wednesday some 17 Vietnamese poachers who were driven ashore on our beaches last September.

You could see there President Digong’s “pusong-mammon,” human, compassionate, fraternal, pro-family, Christian.

Hindi naman mga criminal and mga Vietnamese fishermen na napadpad lang sa ating lugar dahil sa bagyo e.

That presidential gesture will surely strengthen Philippine-Vietnam friendship and speak well of the President as a compassionate leader.

We saw all the mayors of the First and Second Districts in the send-off.

We also saw Guv’nor Pogi, of course, Mayor Bing Arcinue, we didn’t see Cong. Spines.

It was a cordial event. Marami ang nagbunyi kay Pangulong Digong!

Mabuhay ka, Apo Pangulo!

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As of this writing, there are non-stop speculations on the seeming souring of relations between former President Ramos and President Digong due to the old man’s resignation as Philippine’s special envoy to China.

Does this have any connection with the drug matrix that FVR allegedly gave the President? People are asking.

The matrix turned out to be a flop. Nag-apologize pa nga si Pangulo kay Cong Spines, Board Member Raul Sison at former Administrator Raffy Baraan.

Another tsismis is that of FVR’s known US attachment against Digong’s seeming detachment. Medyo pro-China si President.

Hmm…we have no way of knowing what’s the final score.

As of this writing, we heard former Rep. Rachel Arenas has been appointed chief of Tieza, former Philippine Tourism Authority. Her brod, Sitoy, is also with the Board of Energy.

How do we interpret this? But the Arenas family is under FVR’s shadow.

Antalosable? (Can’t be understood?)

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Oh, yes, we admire FVR for resigning from his envoy job.  But we are still perplexed over his leaving the advisory and special envoy job. Doesn’t he know Digong’s anti-U.S. is like his being anti-drugs? He is detoxifying Filipinos from their pro American virus.

Mahirap e-detoxify, as we all can see it for ourselves?

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We want to refer you to Father Alarcon, a priest of Ateneo de Davao.

His well remembered remark; “Digong says the craziest things, but he gets things done!

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NOTES: Our sincere condolences to the family of former school principal Lydia Oviedo Tangco, 85, widow of the late former Dagupan City Engieer Alfredo Tangco, who died last week.

Also, to Speaker Joe’s kin, Dr. Luis Fernandez de Venecia, 84, brother of former Dagupan mayor Rosalynda de Venecia, who died on Nov. 2.

Also to the Velasco family led by editor Jun and foreign affairs adviser Dante, London-based and broadcast talent Noel, Provincial info officer Butch, Conqueror founder/first president Norman, Pastor Pio, education leader Susan Tuano, former bank manager Julie Domagas,  singer artist London-based Mita of Kankanti Ensemble, Armila Casupanan of the provincial engineering, and their  loved ones on the passing of their beloved Nanay, Aurora Martinez-Velasco, 89.

She was a recipient of Ulirang Ina award from the DepED Dagupan in the 90’s, who has joined the late Pio Velasco, also adjudged Ulirang Ama in 1985 by the Provincial Government.

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