LOOK: Following an alleged snubbing incident during Marcos’ second SONA on Monday, the president and VP Sara Duterte are seen sharing quick laughs before Marcos leaves for a 3-day state visit to Malaysia. | lisbetesmael 📸 RTVM Read more:
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin maintained that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte enjoy close personal ties even after the former seemed to have snubbed the other during his second state of the nation address .
“I did not notice that actually but I will be surprised if that happened because they are really very close on a personal level,” Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin told CNN Philippines’Duterte was seated in between Audrey Tan-Zubiri, the wife of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos during Marcos’ second SONA held at the Batasang Pambansa.
Prior to presenting his achievements and plans, Marcos walked through the plenary hall, greeting different government officials. As the chief executive arrived at the area where Duterte was, he first shook hands with former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, then with Mrs. Zubiri. He skipped the vice president, and went straight to former President Joseph Estrada who was on the right side of the first lady.According to Bersamin, he was in the same area where the vice president was seated, and admitted that even he did not recognize Duterte at first. He said he even asked Arroyo who the “highly-placed Muslim lady” was.
Duterte wore a traditional Maguindanaon dress—a Bangala paired with a trouser and a flowing inaul or malong – to honor the Moro tribe of South Central Mindanao. She also had a headdress to match the outfit.“Very, very fondPrior to assuming office, the Marcos-Duterte tandem was a popular pair during the 2022 national elections as the two maintained their lead in surveys conducted for the May 9 polls.
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