PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday greeted his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte who celebrated hos 78th birthday and vowed to ensure the success of programs and projects started under the previous administration.
Marcos, in a video message, said he now understands why his predecessor would sometimes curse or use expletives in his public addresses. He did not elaborate.
“Happy birthday to you, Mr President. Ngayon naiintindihan ko na kung bakit kung minsan ay noong president ka napapamura ka. Now I know why. Pero huwag niyong inaalala lahat ng magandang sinimulan ninyo; we will continue to work on it (Now I understand why you sometimes had to curse when you were president. Now I know why. But don’t worry about the good things you started; we will continue to work on it),” he said.
“And so — I don’t know if you can relax because after a lifetime of work — I don’t know if you still know how to take it easy but if you get the chance, please have a good celebration. Happy, Happy birthday PRRD!” he said. — Jocelyn Montemayor
