Sen. Imee Marcos Speaks on Friendship w/ Vice Pres. Sara Duterte
IMEE MARCOS – The Senator is not upset by the fiery tirades of Vice President Sara Duterte against Pres. Bongbong Marcos and their late father.
Vice Pres. Sara Duterte recently had heated tirades against Pres. Bongbong Marcos which included a threat on the remains of th late former dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. The public has witnessed the souring relationship between Duterte and Marcos Jr. when she resigned from being the secretary of the Department of Education.
Vice Pres. Duterte also totally left the Marcos cabinet. When the President recently flew abroad for the ASEAN Summit, she was not the “caretaker” of the Philippines. According to the Chief Executive, she is still part of the government but she is no longer part of the administration.
Recently, Vice Pres. Sara Duterte claimed that Pres. Bongbong Marcos does not know how to be a president. When asked to rate the governance of Marcos Jr., the Vice President gave him “one” in a spectrum of 1-10 with 10 being the highest.
Vice Pres. Duterte also threatened to throw the remains of Marcos Sr. into the West Philippine Sea if the alleged attacks against her don’t stop. Such remark earned different reactions from the people with many Filipinos being left disappointed.
Prior to it, Vice Pres. Duterte claimed that it was really Sen. Imee Marcos who is her friend and she and the President only started talking when they became running mates. According to her, she and Marcos Jr. only talked about the campaign and work.
Thus, many people are wondering about the ties between Vice Pres. Sara Duterte and Sen. Imee Marcos after she revealed about her threat involving Marcos Sr. which she allegedly told the Senator.
Recently, based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Sen. Imee Marcos claimed that she is not upset by the remarks of Vice Pres. Sara Duterte against her brother and the threat that involved her late father. When asked about the tirades of the Vice President, she expressed that she would rather move on from it.
“Wala, matagal na ‘yun, panis na eh kaya okay na. Tuloy na tayo magtrabaho. Kaya nga sinasabi ko ayokong may alyansa alyansa, papanig sa isa laban dun sa isa, makikipag-bunuan, ayokong makipag-away ang dami dami pang trabaho,” Sen. Imee said.
Previously, the Marcos administration’s Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas included Sen. Imee Marcos in the list of senators that they will endorse. However, the presidential sister chose to leave the Marcos senatorial slate and run an independent bid.
Meanwhile, Pres. Bongbong Marcos said that they will still endorse his sister and she is welcome to join their rally if she decides to. Based on the report, Sen. Imee Marcos expressed that it is important to her that she can meet with any alliance.
“Ayokong nakikipag-away. Sinasabi matapang ako, mataray pa. Oo, totoo ‘yan, aminin ko,” the Senator said.
Following the remarks of the Vice President then, presidential son and Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos expressed his hope that Duterte will find peace of mind and mental clarity saying that she has crossed the line.