Binigyang-diin ng political strategist na si Malou Tiquia na hindi umano siya Duterte Diehard Supporter (DDS) gaya ng turing sa kaniya ng marami.
Sa isang episode ng “The Long Take” kamakailan, ipinaliwanag ni Malou kung bakit hindi niya itinuturing ang sarili bilang isang DDS>
“I’m not DDS for a simple reason that I wasn’t with Duterte in 2016. I was with Binay. And secondly, I don’t like to claim something where others have already done work ahead of me. I’m not DDS in that sense,” saad ni Malou.
Ngunit aminado naman siya na sinusuportahan niya si Vice President Sara Duterte.
Aniya, “I’m a Duterte supporter. Duterte, meaning, to the Vice President. [...] The father, I’m thankful. That’s why I’m helping the daughter. I’m thankful for the six years of the kind of service he has done.”
“And because I wasn’t part of that, I would like to be thankful for the six years and do the work with the daughter,” dugtong pa ni Malou.
Si Malou ang founder at CEO ng Publicus Asia, Inc., isang political consultancy firm na itinatag noong 2003.