Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro says Vice President Sara Duterte has not yet requested the withdrawal of her assigned security detail. Teodoro made the statement in response to Duterte’s remarks that she no longer has trust in those assigned to her, saying she has the right to ask for them to be withdrawn.
Teodoro also said he has not received any such request from Duterte. The outlets’ reports focus on the same point: despite the public discussion of confidence in her security, the formal step of requesting a withdrawal has not been made or received by the Defense department.
Both accounts frame the comments as clarifying the status of Duterte’s security arrangements rather than confirming any immediate change. The differing emphasis is that one report highlights Teodoro’s readiness to acknowledge her right to withdraw the detail, while the other stresses the current lack of a request and the fact that no action has been initiated.
