Palace to VP Sara: 'Huwag maging asal bata'

Malacañang on Tuesday called on Vice President Sara Duterte "not to be childish" after she said that she will "not share" her idea of how to make P20 per kilo rice feasible.

''Tandaan po natin, ang paglilingkod sa bayan ay hindi isang laro. Ang gobyerno, ang bansa ay hindi isang malaking playground, huwag naman po sanang maging asal bata ang Bise Presidente,'' said Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro during a press briefing.

(Let's remember, serving the public is not a game. The government is not a playground, the Vice President shouldn't be childish.)

Castro also slammed Duterte for being "selfish."

''Sa pag-amin niya pong ito na hindi niya ise-share kung anuman ang kanyang kaalaman, kung mayroon man talagang kaalaman, dahil nga sa ayaw niyang pagtulong sa ating Pangulo, ito’y nagpapakita ng isang makasarili," Castro said.

(In admitting that she won't share what she knows because she doesn't want to help the President, it only shows that she is selfish.)

"Tandaan po natin kung anuman po ang kaalaman na mayroon kayo para sa taumbayan, ito po dapat ay agad-agad na isinasagawa at hindi po dapat ito tina-timing," added Castro.

(Let's remember that if we know something that can benefit the public, it must be done immediately.)

GMA News Online has reached out to Duterte's camp but she has yet to reply as of posting time.

In the last week of April, the government's P20 per kilo rice was sold in Visayas but was halted amid the ayuda ban for Eleksyon 2025.

Duterte claimed that program was an election promise meant to boost the chances of the Marcos administration's senatorial candidates in the midterm polls. —VAL, GMA Integrated News