Charles Teves
Civic leader Samira Gutoc has been called a sell-out after switching her stance on the issue of the Marawi rehabilitation.
On July 23, Gutoc said the government’s plan to rehabilitate Marawi was a complete “failure.”
She was never a fan of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte and said his monthly visits to the city did virtually nothing.
“‘Yung targeted natin, basic utilities, dapata na set-up na ‘yan among all the basic infrastructure na kailangan. There is no Marawi compensation bill that was prioritized,” she told ANC.
However, her tune on the subject and Duterte has apparently changed.
On Wednesday, Gutoc and fellow senatorial aspirants were happy to see Duterte withdraw from the senatorial elections so he could focus on important programs.
“He still has things to do kagaya ng Marawi rehab so thank you, President, na puwede ka magfocus sa mga hindi mo natapos,” said Gutoc, a former member of Otso Diretso.
“Alam kong masakit yung mga nasabi ko noon pero sana po pakinggan ninyo yung mga puso ng mga kababayan mong taga-Mindanao,
“Ako ay kaisa ninyo na tapusin natin yung dapat tapusin,” she added.
Her friendlier tone came after Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said he’d be willing to adopt Duterte under his senatorial slate.
People were surprised to see Gutoc somehow sell herself out, given that she was a critic of the administration.
Anong nangyari sa kanya? Nakaka dissapoint.
— Phats DC Tambong (@itsmephats) December 15, 2021
Anyone here disappointed of Samira Gutoc?
— Giorgio (@VictorGiorgioV) December 15, 2021
Basura! Hangol sa pwesto #wagtularan #samiragutoc https://t.co/RfSs0J4xDP
— Tirasex (@bisdaknibai501) December 15, 2021
She just lost tons of supporters.
What happened to Samira Gutoc? I'm so rooting for her pa naman to be one of my senators na iboboto ko for the next election :"(
— Mr. All Valentine (@mrallvalentine) December 15, 2021
Moreno himself is known to flip-flop on a lot of issues.
https://twitter.com/arieszxcz/status/1471125153417678850?s=20
https://twitter.com/kurakirael/status/1471102651069009920?s=20
https://twitter.com/dragooonsid/status/1471077822055665666?s=20
Dahil sa ambisyon sa Pulitika…@samiragutoc nawawalan ka ng prinsipyo at paninindigan. Kinakain mo ulit ang isinusuka mo. https://t.co/oxJMXWSAiP
— Dadhies Uragon-ini (@rodel_esquivel) December 15, 2021
