President Rodrigo Duterte on TV is very not quite the same as the one she met in person, Vice President Leni Robredo said on Monday.
"Malayo siya doon sa dati kong nakikita sa TV at sa assumption ko of him. 'Yung sound and wrath, nagmumura, madaling magalit, pinagagalitan kung sinong nakaka-get his anger. Ibang iba," Robredo said in a TV meeting.
"He was extremely deferential, malumanay magsalita.... Nahihiya pa nga ako kasi mina-ma'am niya ako," she included.
Robredo made the comments after her courtesy call Duterte on Monday evening. The 3 p.m. shut entryway meeting at Malacañang's study room went on for 60 minutes.
The Vice President before their individual introductions on June 30 had been attempting to get an arrangement to meet Duterte after they were declared the victors of the last races.
It was just on Friday that they initially met after the decisions. Them two went to the turnover of charge ceremonies of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Camp Aguinaldo.
Robredo smiled at the proposals coursing on online networking that pegged her and Duterte as a "love team." She said this must be on account of numerous were "calmed" that they at long last met at the military occasion.
She said her girls had the same supposition.
"Palagay ko kasi, in light of the fact that through the span of over a month, parang every one of that was ever composed about us was that we weren't seeing eye-to-eye," Robredo said.
"I think numerous Filipinos were relieved," she included.
In an announcement, Robredo portrayed her meeting with Duterte as "warm" and "easygoing."
Articulation of support
"Natutuwa tayo na nagkaroon tayo ng pagkakataong makausap ang ating Pangulo," her announcement read. "Sinabi natin sa Pangulo na buong buo ang suporta natin sa kaniya dahil ang kaniyang tagumpay ay tagumpay ng ating bansa."Robredo said the president had advised her he proposed to welcome her to the Palace, yet she beat him to it when she set an arrangement.
She added that he welcomed her to be in Malacañang all the more regularly.
"Sabi niya nga, gawin kong mas customary 'yung pagbisita para alam ko 'yung mga nangyayari.... Kaya nagpasalamat ako," Robredo said.
Robredo said she came to "in person to pass on my message of support... [that] I owe it to the Filipino individuals to back him up."
She added that she offered to abandon her telephone number to Duterte's staff if he wish to connect with her for any assignment or elucidation.
She said, in any case, that the President did not make any formal offer of a Cabinet position.
Duterte in May said he was "reserved" about naming Robredo to a Cabinet post. He said he would not like to offend of Robredo's nearest match, Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who he said was an individual companion.
"Wala pa namang formal offer, pero I let him know nga na wala naman ako doon to request work. Nandoon ako para i-guarantee siya ng aking suporta. With or without a Cabinet post, makakaasa siya do'n," Robredo said.
"Sabi niya, 'Patuloy tayo mag-usap. Magtulungan tayo. Nagpapasalamat siya sa suporta.'"
'A noble man'
Robredo said that the meeting was laidback, given that both of them "originated from the province... and both were hesitant to run for candidacy.""You know, half of the time we were simply trading notes," Robredo said. "It was a decent meeting... Mas well disposed. We discussed the youngsters, life in Manila now... How it is with security individuals around us as of now."
She said Duterte was a man of his word amid the visit. He even strolled her to her car.
"I was letting him know, 'Mr. President, 'wag mo na po ako ihatid.' Sabi niya, 'That will be ungentlemanly of me in the event that I don't cut you down kasi babae ka," Robredo said. "We needed to sit tight for it (the car) to enter the doors again and he held up the whole time."
She included: "Kasi 'yung thank you ko yata nag-bow ako. Sabi niya 'wag. I said, 'Yet you're my manager, Sir.' He said, 'Don't consider it important.' ... Napaka-humble."
