“How dare you call me part of the opposition?” Sara said in an online post. Sara also reacted to reports alleging that Alvarez had bragged that, as Speaker, he could “always impeach” Mr. Duterte. Speaking in Filipino, Alvarez said of Sara’s party: “We can see that in politics, there is what we call dynasty. But Alvarez denied he said any of the words attributed to him by Sara, saying the President’s daughter might have fallen for false information. “Even the use of the word Hugpong as the name of our regional party Hugpong ng Pagbabago has the President’s approval,” she said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 22, 2018 23:26 UTC