Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe is flanked by her mother actress Susan Roces and running mate Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero as they await the start of the oral arguments on the disqualification cases filed against her. TETCH TORRES-TUPAS/INQUIRER.net FILE PHOTO
Unknown to many, Senator Grace Poe’s mother tripped while walking along Padre Faura on Tuesday to attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments on the disqualification cases hurled at her, the senator herself said on Wednesday.
Poe revealed this when asked why her adoptive mother, Susan Roces, refused to entertain questions from the media after she arrived at the Supreme Court.
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“My mom has always been ready to speak about that. Sa ngayon syempre ‘yan ay nasa korte na. Kahit sino magtanong ay bukas naman s’ya sa naging storya ng buhay namin,” the senator said when asked during a press conference in Cavite if her mother was ready to speak about the circumstances of her adoption.
(My mom has always been ready to speak about that. Right now, it’s already up to the Supreme Court. She has always been open to whoever asks about it.)
Poe’s being a founding was one of the subjects of the disqualification cases filed against her at the Commission on Elections, which canceled her certificate of candidacy because of her citizenship and residency. The senator appealed the case before the high tribunal.
“’Yun nga ang kanyang kinakalugkot dahil para bang naki-question ang pagmamahal, pag aaruga ng mga inang katulad nya na ikaw man ay mayrong adopted na bata o meron kayang biological child, pareho din naman ang pinagdadaanan nyo bilang magulang,” the senator added.
(It saddens me that it seems like the love and concern of a mother like her are being questioned, when any parent would love her child regardless if he or she is a biological child or adopted.)
When told that Roces did not entertain questions from the media while at the SC, Poe said it was because her mother had a minor accident while on her way to the tribunal.
“Pagpaseysnahan na kami. Alam n’yo ang nanay ko, hindi na rin ganun kabata ngayon tapos naglakad din s’ya mula Padre Faura papunta du’n sa ‘yung mga nakakita sa kanya. ‘Di ba nadapa s’ya? Hindi na lang n’ya ipinakita ‘yung kanyang pagdadaing pero ‘yung paa n’ya medyo namaga doon,” the senator said.
(I apologize. You know my mother is not that young any more. She also walked from Padre Faure. She tripped. She didn’t let people know that she was hurting but her foot was swollen.)
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“Naawa ako sa nanay ko noon sapagkat ‘pag ganun ka na, may pinagdadaanan kang emotional tapos nangyari pa ‘yan sa’yo. Naawa din ako sa kanya, hindi ko nga s’ya gustong ilagay sa ganung sitwasyon pero gaya ng sinabi ko iba pa rin ‘pag nandun ‘yung nanay mo at s’ya mismo ang gusto ring pumunta du’n para ipahiwatig sa amin na nadun naman s’ya para bigyan kami ng lakas ng loob,” Poe added.
(I pity my mom because she was already going through something emotional, yet that happened to her. I pity her, and I don’t want to put her in that situation, but as I said, I felt better knowing that she was with me, and she was the one who expressed that she was there to give us support.) IDL