MANILA – Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio “thanked” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for being the reason for her renewed relationship with her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte.
In an interview with the media on Tuesday night (Philippine time), she said it was due to what the Marcos administration did to her father that they were able to patch things up.
“This really is ironic, but I have to thank Bongbong Marcos because there was forgiveness between me and [former President Duterte] for all that happened in our lives,” Duterte-Carpio said.
“We have that relationship now – a father-daughter relationship. We cannot discuss anything legal anymore because it is understood inside that only the lawyers can discuss legal matters with the former president,” she added.
“We only discuss family [matters] and this has been one of the longest meetings I have had with the former president. Growing up, he was always busy with work,” she further said.
Duterte-Carpio considered her father’s detention at The Hague for the charge of crimes against humanity as somewhat a “blessing”.
“I have this every day with him – talking about life, about family. For that, I feel like I am blessed, because at this point he’s already 80 and he’s already retired,” Duterte-Carpio said.
“But going back as mayor, baka ma-busy na naman siya sa kanyang trabaho. So, [nabigyan] kami ng ganitong time na makapag-usap as father and daughter. [It’s] sad lang that it has to happen inside the detention. There is a good side. But, yes, thank you [kay President Marcos],” she added.
Meanwhile, the Vice President said that she is planning to return to the Philippines soon once she already completes the list of lawyers that will represent her father.
“May hinihintay na lang ako na isang document and kapag nakumpleto na ‘yung lawyers na magre-represent sa father ko, puwede na akong bumalik (sa Pilipinas),” she said./PN
