- She suggested that Dela Rosa should resign as a senator and apply as a bodyguard of the president instead
- Malacañang reacted to Balba’s criticisms
According to Balba, Dela Rosa should resign from his post and apply as a bodyguard of President Rodrigo Durerte instead.
This was after Dela Rosa after said that he “will live and die” and “will sink and swim with President Duterte” in support of his decisions on ABS-CBN’s franchise renewal issue. He also commented that he doesn’t mind closing the broadcast giant ABS-CBN and leaving thousands of employees jobless if it stopped the network from “abusing” Filipinos.
“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,” the radio personality said in a tweet reacting to Dela Rosa’s statements.
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.
— DJ Chacha (@_djchacha) February 18, 2020
“Naniniwala akong mas mahal ni Bato ang Pangulo kaysa sa asawa niya. Nangako pa hanggang kamatayan! Taray! IBA. #itopoangbinotoniyo,” Balba said in a separate tweet.
Naniniwala akong mas mahal ni Bato ang Pangulo kaysa sa asawa niya. Nangako pa hanggang kamatayan! Taray! IBA. #itopoangbinotoniyo
— DJ Chacha (@_djchacha) February 18, 2020
Balba also called Dela Rosa as a “puppet” of the president for being a submissive government official, though the senator stated earlier stated that he is not blindly following Duterte.
“Yan ang mahirap kapag mahilig kayong bumoto ng mga politikong PUPPET ang role sa gobyerno. Wag kang umasa na marunong silang tumayo at ipaglaban ang tama kase nagfufunction ang utak nila alinsunod sa pinuno nila,” DJ Chacha further said.
Yan ang mahirap kapag mahilig kayong bumoto ng mga politikong PUPPET ang role sa gobyerno. Wag kang umasa na marunong silang tumayo at ipaglaban ang tama kase nagfufunction ang utak nila alinsunod sa pinuno nila.
— DJ Chacha (@_djchacha) February 18, 2020
Balba slammed the senator for being disloyal public servant to the Filipinos.
She wrote, “When you’re a public servant and your loyalty is towards a person and not towards the country, ang tawag dyan, TUTA.”
When you're a public servant and your loyalty is towards a person and not towards the country, ang tawag dyan, TUTA.
— DJ Chacha (@_djchacha) February 18, 2020
In response to this criticism, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador “Sal” Panelo fired back at Balba with a short reply, “Baka naman siya ang gustong mag-apply, hayaan mo na lang siya.”
The House has yet to take action on ABS-CBN’s pending franchise renewal before it expires this March.
