Sharon Cuneta reacts to Duterte mentioning her in speech

Setting aside politics, actress Sharon Cuneta admitted she was thrilled to have been mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte during a recent speech.

In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Megastar thanked Duterte for bringing her up, and referred to Davao Mayor Sara Duterte as her friend.

"(All politics aside -- into which I have unfortunately been dragged by mere association to my Senator-hubby's work:) Thank you, Mr. President Duterte, Sir, for what you said on the news about me and my friend Mayor Inday Sara last night. May God bless you, Sir!" she wrote.

Cuneta unapologetically said she was "kilig," even if it might not be appropriate.

"So 'kilig!' Might be an inappropriate word, everyone --but hey - it's how I feel!" she added.

Speaking at the 120th anniversary of the Department of Justice in the Philippine International Convention Center earlier this week, Duterte recalled that Sara had wanted to meet Sharon for her birthday when she was younger.

He said he owed a debt of gratitude to Cuneta's husband, Senator Francis Pangilinan, for setting up the meeting.

During the same speech, Duterte mixed up the name of TV network ABS-CBN's chairman Eugenio "Gabby" Lopez III with that of GMA actor Gabby Concepcion, Sharon's ex-husband. —Jessica Bartolome/JST/KVD, GMA News