Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said there is no word from President Marcos that he and his sister, Senator Imee Marcos, are harboring any animosity towards each other over recent political issues.
Castro made the statement amid Senator Marcos’ withdrawal from the administration’s senatorial slate and the investigation on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest.
She said it is not the President’s personality to dwell on such matters.
“As we can see from the statements of Senator Imee Marcos, it seems like there is. But on the part of the President, we cannot say that there’s a rift between the relationship … in the relationship of the two siblings,” Castro said in a Palace briefing on Thursday, March 27.
“So, hintayin na lang po natin kung mayroon mang sasabihin ang Pangulo. But sa ugali kasi ng Pangulo, hindi po siya masyadong …alam ninyo po iyon, hindi siya pikon,” Castro added.
“Wala rin po tayong nadinig na anumang hinanakit, kung mayroon man ha, mula sa Pangulo para sa kaniyang kapatid,” Castro went on.
BEATER TO LEAVE
Perhaps it was better for Senator Imee to withdraw from the administration-backed Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas if her beliefs do not align with the party’s advocacies, Castro said when sought for reaction on the senator’s recent move.
“Sa ngayon po, siya naman po ang nagsabi na siya’y kumakalas na sa Alyansa dahil ang sabi niya ay hindi yata pareho ang kanilang mga adhikain, ang adbokasiya,” she said.
“Kung hindi po talaga nalilinya ang kaniyang mga paniniwala sa paniniwala ng Alyansa, mas maganda po siguro talaga na siya ay umalis dahil kung hindi niya po paniniwalaan ang mga programa ng Alyansa, hindi po talaga magkakaroon ng magandang relationship,” she added.
The senator has skipped two previous Alyansa rallies in Tacloban and in Trece Martires, Cavite due to Duterte’s arrest.
She formally left the Marcos administration’s senatorial slate on March 26, saying she “cannot stand on the same campaign platform as the rest of the Alyansa.” (Betheena Unite)
