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THE REAL INFLUENCER It’s Imee not Romualdez: VP Sara
By MAYA M. PADILLO
Vice President Sara Duterte debunked claims that House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez influenced her decision to run as vice president in the 2022 national elections, saying that it was Senator Imee Marcos, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s sister, who persuaded her.
“There was no Speaker Romualdez in the picture. And it was Senator Imee Marcos who eventually persuaded me to run as Vice President — and it was a decision sealed only after President Bongbong Marcos agreed to the conditions I set before running for VP,” the vice president said in a statement.
Duterte issued a statement on Wednesday night in response to Cavite 4th District Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, who ostensibly stated that Romualdez had a significant role in her decision to run for her current office.
She said it is an insult to thou-
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sands of groups and individuals who incessantly implored her to reconsider an earlier decision not to join national politics.
“To say that he “tremendously helped in pushing for” my Vice Presidential bid is acutely inaccurate,” she said.
Duterte said Barzaga may have been misinformed.
“Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. was obviously badly informed or made to believe a lie,” she said.
“Meanwhile, a person who cannot distinguish between attack and humor has no place in
