Vice President Sara Duterte makes a speech to mark the 127th Independence Day on Thursday, June 12, 2025. — Screengrab from Inday Sara Duterte/Fb
MANILA, Philippines — Solely “true unity” attains freedom, Vice President Sara Duterte stated on Thursday in a speech marking the 127th anniversary of Philippine independence.
Duterte celebrated Independence Day with Filipinos in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
“Today can also be a reminder that freedom can solely be attained if we’ve got true unity as a result of in our unity, we could have power, dedication, braveness,” she stated in a speech in Filipino to her compatriots.
Unity was a key message of her and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s 2022 marketing campaign. Their alliance, dubbed the “UniTeam,” has since soured.
“Nonetheless, our unity will expose the pursuits that oppose the pursuits of Filipinos,” Duterte stated, subtly referring to her once-ally.
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“Their true colours present and they’re unveiled. Via violence and the ability they borrowed, they may make us undergo,” she added.
The Vice President particularly cited her father and former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and turnover to the Worldwide Legal Courtroom within the Hague, the Netherlands final March.
The previous commander-in-chief was surrendered to the worldwide tribunal to face allegations of crimes towards humanity dedicated throughout his battle on medication, which killed as much as an estimated 30,000 individuals.
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Earlier on Thursday, in a video message, Duterte marked Independence Day by urging Filipinos “to not give up their freedom to traitors.”
Duterte left for Malaysia for a “private journey,” her workplace stated final Tuesday. /das
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