Marcos on VP Sara remark they were not friends: Maybe I was deceived

VIENTIANE - ''I always thought that we were but maybe I was deceived.''

This was the response of President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. when asked for his reaction to Vice President Sara Duterte's remark that they had never been friends. 

Speaking to the Philippine media delegation, Marcos admitted that he was a little dismayed by the Vice President's statement.

“I don’t know anymore. I’m not quite sure I understand. I’m a little dismayed to hear that she doesn’t think that we are friends,” Marcos said. 

Duterte earlier said that she was never friends with Marcos, even though she was the President's running mate in Eleksyon 2022.

Duterte, however, said she has close ties with the President’s sister, Senator Imee Marcos.

In April of this year, First Lady Louise ''Liza'' Araneta-Marcos also admitted having ill feelings towards the Vice President after the latter’s family made drug accusations against her husband. 

Duterte was appointed Department of Education (DepEd) secretary on June 30, 2022 but resigned in June this year. Despite her resignation, she had said that she and Marcos "are still friendly with each other on a personal level."

The Vice President previously said her resignation from DepEd was made in consideration of the department's best interest, particularly that of teachers.

However, it was recently revealed that it was because of Speaker Martin Romualdez and House Committee on Appropriations chair Rep. Elizaldy Co "controlling" national budget allocations.—LDF, GMA Integrated News