VICE President Sara Duterte is against the sale of a home of former President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City, saying she wants to keep the house and turn it into a museum where fans and supporters can visit and see where her father used to eat, sleep, and spend most of his free time.
“It will serve as the fans’ reminders or souvenir of my father’s favorite areas at home,” she said. Reports said that the “For sale” tarpaulin put up at the gate of the house in Matina, Davao City was taken down on orders of Vice Mayor Sebastian Duterte.
The former President’s partner, Honeylet Avancena, disclosed on Sunday in a radio interview that she had put up the house for sale since it has been vacant and unused for some time.
She said she feels emotional when entering their home alone. None of the Dutertes live there at present.
The Vice President also branded as false reports that Australia has denied her father’s petition for interim release.
In a press interview on Friday, Sara clarified that her father did not apply for interim release for Australia.
She said there were only two countries that the former leader’s defense team applied for interim release, and Australia was not one of them
.She did not identify the two countries, saying she did not have any information yet on the issue.
She read to the press a letter they received from Australia that clarified the country did not deny any request for interim release as the former president did not apply for it.
She said she don’t know why her father who was elected as Mayor of Davao City has not yet taken his oath of office.
“I don’t know what’s the challenges why he did not take his oath yet, but Baste (Sebastian) can be the acting city mayor while Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is not yet officially sworn in. Baste has already taken his oath so he can now act as the acting mayor,” Sara said.
