House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos categorically declared that the accusations hurled by his aunt, Senator Imee Marcos, against President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the First Family have no basis, no truth, and bring nothing good to the country.
He criticized the senator after she accused his father of drug use in her Monday night speech at the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) anti-corruption rally.
“HINDI ITO ASAL NG ISANG TUNAY NA KAPATID,” Rep. Marcos said in a Facebook post Tuesday, Nov. 18, with emphasis his.
Senator Marcos’ claims of drug abuse extended not only to the President but also to First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos and to Rep. Marcos himself.
“I have always acknowledged and respected the role my Tita, Senator Imee Marcos, played in the early part of my public life. That respect remains, which is why this will be the first and last time I will be speaking on this,” the House majority leader said.
“It pains me to see how low she has gone to the point that she resorts to a web of lies aimed at destabilizing this government to advance her own political ambitions. To further repeat an accusation against President Bongbong Marcos and the First Lady (and for the first time ever myself) that is not only false, but dangerously irresponsible,” he added.
“Sa lahat po ng binanggit ni senadora, walang basehan, walang katotohanan, at walang magandang idudulot sa bayan,” Rep. Marcos stressed.
Referring to Senator Marcos’ own children, the Ilocos Norte congressman said: “My cousins Borgy, Vice Gov. Matthew, and Atty. Michael can attest that these allegations that were insinuated against me are false.”
“We always agreed that whatever happened between our parents, we wouldn’t let ourselves be dragged in. That is why nakakalungkot makita na ginagawa niya ito ,” Rep. Marcos.
“For her to betray her own family brings a lot of pain to me as a consequence of my respect to her for giving me my start in public life,” he said.
“Now is the time to unite behind truth, not to amplify narratives meant to topple the government. Panahon ngayon para magtulungan, hindi para magpalaganap ng gulo at destabilisasyon,” Rep. Marcos further said. (Ellson Quismorio)
