On Wednesday, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa replies to the radio personality who called for his resignation after he said that he will “live and die” with the president.
“Sabihan mo si DJ Chacha baka ang alam lang nya ay magchacha,” Dela Rosa said in a text message, referring to radio jock Czarina Balba, better known as DJ Chacha.”
(Tell DJ Cha Cha that maybe what she only knows is how to dance cha-cha)
“Mali ba ang maging loyal sa isang (Is it wrong to be loyal to a) duly elected President who is after the welfare of his people and who is willing confront the oligarchs who have been bastardizing this country for so long ?”
“Sabihan mo sya (Tell her), I am willing to hear her answer,” he added.
In a tweet on Tuesday, the radio jock urged Dela Rosa to resign and apply as a bodyguard of the President.
“I suggest mag-resign na dapat si Senator Bato sa pagiging senador at mag-apply na bodyguard ng Presidente tutal naman ang loyalty niya ay sa Pangulo at hindi sa taong bayan,” she said.
(I suggest Senator Bato should resign and instead apply as the President’s bodyguard since his loyalty is with him and not to the nation.)
Related: DJ Chacha to ‘Bato’: “Resign, Apply as Duterte’s Bodyguard” Viral Online
Pressed for an answer to the
resignation call, Dela Rosa said: Siya ang tanungin mo kung ang pagexpress ko
ng (You ask her if my expression) of loyalty to the President is enough basis
for me to resign.”
Dj Cha cha calls for Dela Rosa to resign. After the interview last Tuesday at the senate how the president opinion on ABS-CBN could influence his vote on the broadcast network’s franchise renewal bid.
Dj Chacha the radio personality and has programs in ABS-CBN’s AM and FM stations.
Duterte has
repeatedly threatened to block the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN,
citing, among others, its failure to air his paid political
advertisements during the 2016 presidential elections campaign period.
ABS-CBN’s franchise is set to expire on March 30 this year but the House of Representatives has yet to act on pending franchise renewal bills.
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