Senator Imee Marcos maintains her strong belief in Marcos-Duterte's "Uniteam," saying Vice President Sara Duterte is "unconquerable" despite some "ambitious" politicians who are trying to defame her name.
Marcos thought that the divisive People's Initiative (PI), which she said was created by a politician, was only a means of removing Duterte from her post.
"Ang balita ay ayaw nila sa Duterte, ayaw na nila yung Uniteam na para sa akin napakaganda noon para sa bansa para isantabi na ang pulitika. Wala na tayong iisipin kudni pag-unlad," Sen. Marcos said in an exclusive interview during Balansyado on Wednesday.
"Ngayon, nagka-ambisyon yata yung iba, hindi naman manalo, hindi naman matatalo si Vice President Sara Duterte na napaka-popular kaya nag-imbento ng mga paninira laban sa kanya at sa ama," she furthered.
The Senator said that the Senate has no problem with the Charter change (Cha-cha) but not the PI that makes Filipinos "dumb."
"Hindi naman tutol ang Senado sa Cha-Cha, o kaya naman yung pagpalit ng economic provisions, pero huwag naman ganito... Itong [People's Initiative] na ito ay hindi alam ng mga tao kung ano yung pinapapirma. Huwag naman natin gawing bobo yung Pilipino," she said.
During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Marcos said Congress denied allegations that they were the ones behind the PI, but testimonials showed that it came from the House of Representatives.
"Sabi nila ay wala raw silang kinalaman diyan pero yung iba't ibang testigo kahapon ay naging klaro na nagmula talaga sa opisyal, nagmula sa Office of the Speaker."
Marcos believes that PI is not the solution for charter change, as they have already passed a law regarding economic provisions since the time of President Duterte.
"Nakita naman natin sa lahat ng survey na ang tao ay hindi abala sa Cha-cha. Abala sila sa gastusin, sa trabaho. Yung nag-survey ang sabi ay one percent lang ang abala diyan," she noted.
