“Ang pakiusap ko kay Pangulo na kung pwede palitan na lang nya si Sec. Duque para para maibsan naman yung hinaing ng ating mga kababayan…” the senator went on.
Before this, Pacquiao asked Duque to voluntary resign from his post following reports he was the one “who dropped the ball” on the“Sayang, dapat this January may vaccine na tayo, yung Pfizer,” Pacquiao said. “But masasabi natin na talagang kapalpakan yan ng ating DOH , si Secretary Duque. I’m sorry to say that, but prangka kasi ako magsalita e. Prangka ako magsalita na like I said, napapahiya ang ating Pangulo pagkaganun.
“Sa akin lang, for delicadeza, voluntary resigning na lang sa agency dahil maapektuhan ang ating Pangulo,” he added.Pacquiao clarified he has nothing against Duque, whom he described as a “good man,” but pointed out the country’s urgent need to have the vaccine against COVID-19.in calling for Duque’s resignation through a resolution due to the latter’s alleged mishandling of the pandemic.