President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. said he does not believe that there were external forces in the government that moved to oust former National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos.
In an interview with the media in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday, Marcos contradicted Carlos' earlier claims that "unnamed persons" joined forces to throw her out of the position.
"Well, she felt that there were people who were moving against her in government. Ako, I didn't. I kept telling her, I don't really think so," he said.
The President guessed that the former NSA, who is also a retired professor from the University of the Philippines, did not just enjoy her time in the government which was why she left.
"[I]f we think about it, it's not really surprising because that's not her natural habitat. Her natural habitat is the academe," Marcos added.
"And so now, she will be in a think tank which is perfect for her," he added.
On January 14, Malacañgan announced that Former Interior Secretary Eduardo Año would be replacing Carlos as NSA.
In her resignation letter, Carlos said quit she realized that "it is no longer politic to continue as NSA to the President."
She pronounced that she has moved to the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD) of the House of Representatives where her expertise on "foreign, defense, and security police will be of use."
But days after she resigned, Carlos told media outlets that there were forces that plotted her removal right from the start.
