00:00Before Vice President Sara Duterte's previous visits,
00:04there are indications of a change in their relationship with President Bongbong Marcos last year.
00:12Let's go back to the testimony of Ivan Mayrina.
00:19Oh, never again.
00:20That was the answer of Vice President Sara Duterte last month
00:23when she was asked if she plans to be a teammate with President Bongbong Marcos.
00:28And if they used to consider each other as friends,
00:31Vice President Duterte clarified,
00:32We were not friends at first.
00:35We just met because we became running mates.
00:38My friend is Senator Aimee Marcos.
00:41I'm a little dismayed to hear that she doesn't think that we are friends.
00:48I always thought that we were, but maybe I was deceived.
00:52The break-up of former friends was the first indication in May 2023.
00:58Almost a year ago, the administration of Vice President Sara
01:02became a member of Partidong Lakas-CMD where she used to be the chairperson.
01:07This was after the demote of her close associate,
01:10former Representative and former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
01:13from being a Senior Deputy Speaker to just being a Deputy Speaker.
01:18Following this, Arroyo's wife, who used to be a house speaker,
01:23Rep. Martin Romualdez, was fired.
01:25Arroyo denied this.
01:27After that, there was an issue about the so-called VP Sara,
01:30Tambaloslos, a Bisaya name,
01:33so that a person's character would be revealed.
01:35You're Tambaloslos.
01:37VP Sara did not say who she is.
01:39But when VP Sara did not mention the middle name of President Marcos to Romualdez,
01:44it became a topic of discussion whether she is still a house speaker.
01:49By September of last year,
01:51the budget of the Office of the Vice President was already in the Congress.
01:55This is a particular use of P125 million in confidential funds
01:59within 11 days, even though the OVP did not have allocations for this.
02:04The OVP is asking for P500 million in new confidential funds
02:09along with what the Camera refused to give.
02:11Anyone who opposes confidential funds
02:16opposes stability,
02:19against the country.
02:21At the end of January this year,
02:23the statements of VP Sara's father,
02:26former President Duterte, against President Marcos, became controversial.
02:29President Marcos used to be arrogant.
02:32Now that he's the President,
02:34the President is arrogant.
02:38We're okay. Thank you.
02:39I won't even dignify myself.
02:41That allegation was just admitted by President Marcos.
02:44I think it's fentanyl.
02:47It is highly addictive
02:49and it has very serious side effects.
02:54VP Sara thanked President Marcos for his trust
02:57and said that she does not give in to all opportunities to her family.
03:01I respect the views and opinions of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
03:07As do my siblings.
03:09But just like my position on many issues,
03:13I don't need to give in to all of them.
03:17But this happened.
03:18First Lady Liza Marcos didn't like it.
03:21That's a bad shot for me.
03:23For me, for me, I was hurt because
03:26my husband will do everything to protect you.
03:28You run together, right?
03:29We'll get up together again.
03:31You'll go to the rally,
03:33you'll call your President Bangag,
03:37you're going to laugh, right?
03:39Is that right?
03:41Even Lenny never did that.
03:43Said the First Lady,
03:44she didn't finance VP Sara for TARMAC
03:47when President Marcos sent them to Vietnam
03:49because she has a bad feeling about this.
03:52As a person,
03:53it is the right of a woman like Liza Marcos
03:56to feel bad and angry.
04:00But her personal feelings
04:03have nothing to do with my mandate
04:06as an official of the government.
04:08A while ago,
04:10VP Sara was asked if the UNITEAM was still formed.
04:13The UNITEAM was the tandem during the 2022 elections.
04:18And then,
04:19tandem of Bongbong Sara during the 2022 elections.
04:22And then, when the elections won, we won.
04:25This July,
04:26VP Sara left the President's Office.
04:29The next month, a Quad Committee was formed,
04:31the Committee that investigates the extrajudicial killings
04:34and war against drugs of the Duterte administration.
04:37The Committee is also investigating
04:39the use of Vice President Duterte
04:41in his 125 million pesos confidential funds in 2022.
04:45For GMA Integrated News,
04:47Ivan Mejrina for 24 Hours.
05:01For GMA Integrated News, Ivan Mejrina for 24 Hours.
05:31For GMA Integrated News, Ivan Mejrina for 24 Hours.
06:01For GMA Integrated News, Ivan Mejrina for 24 Hours.
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