Liza Marcos laughs off rumors she ‘plans’ to run for senator

PHOTO FROM LIZA MARCOS’ FB PAGE

MANILA, Philippines — First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos dismissed rumors that she was planning to run for senator.

Araneta-Marcos said she has heard insinuations that her medical outreach program, “LAB for All Project,” is a front for a future senatorial run.

In an exclusive interview on Tune-in Kay Tunying aired on Friday, she replied with a laugh after being asked if she has any intentions to seek a seat in the Senate.

“Me? I get the mayor’s name wrong,” Araneta-Marcos giggled.

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She said that her husband, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has quipped that she is the “ambassador of bad will.”

Liza Marcos, former unregistered voter

The first lady said she has never had any interest in running for a position in government, telling longtime detractors to “extend your brain just a little bit.”

She likewise recounted during the interview that her family stayed in Ilocos Norte—specifically lived between Paoay and Laoag—while her husband served as provincial governor, which made people believe she might run for a local elective position in either town.

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However, the First Lady said she was never a registered voter in Ilocos Norte until her husband decided to run as Vice President in the May 2016 elections.

“I teach election law. Alam mo kayo, hindi ako registered voter. Mag-isip naman kayo ng konti ‘di ba? That’s [the] rule… extend your brain just a little bit. If I’m not a registered voter, how can I run in either? So this one is chicken feed,” Araneta-Marcos said.

(I teach election law. You know, I am not a registered voter. Think a little bit, right? That’s [the] rule… extend your brain just a little bit. If I’m not a registered voter, how can I run in either? So this one is chicken feed.)