Robredo: Duterte’s rape joke amid martial law unfair to soldiers too

President Rodrigo Duterte's rape joke before soldiers in Mindanao is also a disservice to members of the military implementing martial law, Vice President Leni Robredo has said.

According to Oscar Oida's report on "24 Oras" on Monday, Robredo supports Duterte's declaration of martial law in Mindanao following the attacks in Marawi City of the ISIS-linked Maute group.

"Hindi tama na parang ginagawa siyang biro," Robredo said in Iligan City when asked about Duterte's joke before the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Brigade on Friday.

"Tingin ko parang hindi din to makatarungan... sa ating mga sundalo.
Hindi makatarungan na magkaroon ng implikasyon na dahil panagon ng martial law... binibigyan sila ng lisensyang gumawa ng bagay na ganyan kasama," she added.

Robredo visited evacuation centers in Iligan City, the wake of soldiers killed in the clashes with the Maute group in Marawi City, hospitals, and relief operation volunteers.

Duterte on Friday assured the soldiers that they had his full support.

“If you go down, I go down. But for this martial law and the consequences of martial law and the ramifications of martial law, I and I alone would be responsible. Trabaho lang kayo. Ako na bahala. Ako na ang magpakulong sa inyo,” Duterte said.

Duterte then remarked in jest that he could even go to jail for the soldiers if they committed rape.

“‘Pag naka-rape ka ng tatlo, aminin ko na akin iyon," Duterte said. —NB, GMA News