THE DRESS THAT OVERDRIVEN ONLINE CRITICS: Senator Imee Marcos said that her outfit during Sona was a tribute to the Cordillera region. (Photo from Sen. Marcos’ office)
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday shrugged off jeers she drew online for her outfit and appearance during the President’s State of the Nation Address (Sona).
The 1970 Miss International, Aurora Pijuan, married to the senator’s estranged husband former sportsman Tomas “Tommy” Manotoc, was one of her critics.
“This can’t be her. I won’t recognize her even if I run her over in Edsa. Not that it’s a plan,” Pijuan wrote on Twitter, commenting on online photos of the senator.
Her comment, however, did not bother the senator.
“I don’t know. There are so many comments. There are always bashers,” Marcos said when asked to comment in particular on the former beauty queen’s feedback.
“It doesn’t matter, I was happy…” the senator went on.
Even her brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., grinned when he saw her wearing the traditional handwoven garment of the Ifugao people during the Sona on Monday.
“Wala tawa lang ng tawa, sanay na yun sa akin. Hindi na nagugulat,” the senator said.
(He just keeps laughing; he’s already used to it. He’s not surprised anymore.)
She even showed the President her gecko tattoo, which she said is a “symbol of good luck and fortune in the Cordillera.”
The senator earlier explained that her outfit in the Sona was a tribute to the Cordillera region.