Palace to VP Sara: Don't tell the world that Marcos has no direction

Malacañang on Thursday told Vice President Sara Duterte not to criticize the Marcos administration and tell the world that President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr.'s leadership has no direction.

''Hindi naman siguro din kasama sa mandato ng Presidente na laging personal trip o nagbabakasyon,'' Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro said when asked what does the Palace want to see in the activities of the Vice President. 

(Maybe personal trips and vacations are also not included in the mandate of the President.) 

This came after Office of the Vice President spokesperson Ruth Castelo mentioned that the job of the Vice President is almost similar to the duties of the President.

''Hindi po natin siya hinahanapan ng anumang trabaho, huwag na lang po niyang pintasan ang pamahalaan, dahil ang Pangulo, nagtatrabaho, huwag niya po sanang parang ipangalandakan sa buong mundo na ang Pangulo ay walang direksyon,'' she said.

(We're not looking for whatever work from her, just don't criticize the government because the President is working. She should not tell the world that the President has no direction.) 

GMA News Online asked the OVP for comment on Castro's latest remarks. 

Castro earlier took a swipe against those who are taking vacations instead of performing government work, noting that the President is only focused with his work. 

She made the remark when the Vice President traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a personal trip with her family.

Asked for comment on Castelo's remark that she is not an attack dog, Castro said the Vice President does not need one.

''Hindi siya attack dog, definitely, VP Sara does not need any more an attack dog. Hindi niya na po kailangan ang isang attack dog. So, you know what I mean,'' Castro said.

(She's not an attack dog, definitely. VP Sara does not need any more an attack dog. She doesn't need an attack dog. So, you know what I mean.) — RF, GMA Integrated News