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Robredo’s resignation may hit president’s ratings, says analysts

President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration may face rough sailing after the resignation of Vice-President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo from the Cabinet. It may even impact the President’s ratings, Manila Times quoted a political analyst as saying.

Ramon Casiple, executive director of the Institute for Political and Electoral Reform, reportedly said Robredo’s resignation could see the rise of a real opposition with the vice president as the leader.

“They (opposition) will not let him rule peacefully,” Casiple added.

The opposition, he reportedly said, could block the appointment of new Supreme Court justices, the vice presidential election protest of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as well as the federalism measure in Congress.

“All these issues are expected to be questioned. There will be a battle,” he added.

Robredo, however, is not a politician and not the kind of person who would “bring the fight down to the ground.”

“Personally I find the actions of the President wrong, because it is better to have a modus vivendi or a practical arrangement with people on the other side of the fence,” he added.

Robredo has resigned as chairwoman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC).

The vice-president decided to vacate her post after receiving a text message from Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. that the President did not want her to attend Cabinet meetings anymore.

Casiple reportedly warned that the President’s action could hit his ratings considering that more than 14 million people voted for Robredo in May.

“There is a big possibility that those who voted for Robredo will support her and it would have a real impact on the President’s rating,” he added.

Casiple said he did not see Robredo’s resignation having an impact on the economy.

“This is a political issue, and the HUDCC is not really part of any economic decision,” he was quoted as saying by Manila Times.

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