"It is a trap to disarm and politically neutralize her at this time that Duterte is facing the biggest political storm yet of his term as president. Let me remind everyone that it is the same tactic Duterte used early on during his term wherein he belatedly offered a Cabinet post to her then made fun of her through his misogynistic remarks about her legs and knees. VP Leni wasn't even given the latitude to appoint her own people within her department," said Trillanes, one of Duterte's fiercest critics.