Vice President Sara Duterte downplays whispers about a rift with Senator Imee Marcos following her recent sharp remarks about the senator’s younger brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and their late father.
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00:00Vice President Sara Duterte downplays whispers of a rift with Senator Aimee Marcos following
00:07her recent sharp remarks about the senator's younger brother, President Ferdinand Marcos
00:11Jr., and her late father.
00:14Duterte says Tuesday, November 12, she and Aimee Marcos are still friends and continue
00:18to stay in touch and exchange messages regularly, but she also notes an instance when she felt
00:23the senator's response was cold.
00:26Duterte also accused First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos and Speaker Martin Romualdez of being
00:30behind an alleged smear campaign against her using members of the House of Representatives.
00:35She claims the two have presidential ambitions for 2028 and view her as a likely rival.
00:41Duterte said she wanted to decapitate Marcos Jr. and threatened to dig up the remains of
00:45the late dictator and dump it into the West Philippine Sea.