IT WAS AN act of desperation was how some netizens described Senator Imee Marcos, the president’s elder sister, for badmouthing the Chief Executive at the wrong forum, the supposed three-day protest rally organized by the Iglesia Ni Cristo sect for transparency, accountability and good governance on Monday.
Though the crowd count was not as substantial as the first day, Imee’s blabber about his brother, Bongbong, the president, and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos taking drugs in public did not sit well to the audience, some of whom posted and reacted negatively in social media.
“I knew that he was taking drugs,” Imee said even if no one asked but just to magnify her point and score points from INC members and those who cared to listen as a last ditch effort to anger the people toward the Chief Executive.
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But this comment even drew reactions like “husband stealer” (a fact that she caused the separation of sportsman Tommy Manotoc from beauty queen Aurora Pijuan during Martial Law) and another said “She also has a lot of scandals from her youth. Look in the mirror.” Another netizen reacted “and more ill-gotten wealth.”
Still another said: “Facing an audience of 500k who voted for her brother with her blessing with that non-bombshell.”
And still another said “Hated her brother for his addiction to drugs but endorsed him during the 2022 presidential elections, which the author replied to with “exactly. And even the Dutertes campaigned for him” and another added “INC, JIL and other small religious groups.”
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Even during the campaign– when the UniTeam was not yet formalized– Imee vociferously campaigned against her own brother, making most people wonder how deep the wound of division has gone between them.
Imee claimed that even when their father was alive, “alam na ng buong pamilya ang problema sa kaniya (BBM). Noong dahil may tatay pa kami, hindi ko pa siya naging responsibilidad.”
Another post said Marcos Jr. donated a kidney to his father– then suffering from lupus– in 1983. My AI-assisted research says persons with one kidney cannot safely indulge in drugs without risk. Cocaine reduces blood flow to the kidneys, can trigger muscle breakdown, and cause malignant hypertension. If he’s using or was using, he’d probably be riding on a wheelchair.
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The post added: “Nakakadiri si Imee, weaponizing false info vs. her brother dahil palpak ang destabilization nila. Nag-uwian na ang INC, walang withdrawal of support.”
The post continued: “I voted for Leni, pero naaawa ako kay BBM. At least he shows up and does the work. No slacking off, no excuses.”
Another reacted: “I voted for Leni. I’m not a fan of the Marcoses but I’d rather be on the side of BBM than the Dutertes. I choose the lesser evil.”
A reaction to the post above said: “I was a rabid anti-BBM in 2022 and lost the goodwill of some friends, acquaintances and even relatives. But the thought of Sara taking over the reins of the government is TERRIFYING.”
“Desperado na si Imee kapit sa patalim kung nakuha niya na magtraydor sa sarili niyang kapatid how much more sa bayan,” another netizen said.