MANILA, Philippines: "She's a bad shot to me."
This was how First Lady Marie Louise "Liza" Araneta-Marcos described her relationship with Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio.
In a teaser video for "TUNE in kay Tunying," Araneta-Marcos said that she was "always kind" to Duterte-Carpio but she had crossed the line.
"Bad shot na yan sa akin (She's a bad shot to me). I mean, for me, nasaktan ako (I was hurt) because my husband will do everything to protect you," Araneta-Marcos said, referring to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
The First Lady admitted that she was hurt when Duterte-Caprio attended a prayer rally in her hometown Davao City, where her father, former president Rodrigo Duterte, publicly accused President Marcos of being a "drug addict."
"You ran together, right? Together we will rise again then you will go to the rally, calling your President 'bangag, ' right? You're going to laugh, is that right? Even Leni never did that," she said, referring to former vice president Maria Leonor "Leni" Robredo.
Former president Duterte—and brothers—Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte and Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte—have been critical of Marcos since the President expressed the possibility of rejoining the International Criminal Court that is due to hand down a judgment on the Duterte patriarch's bloody war on drugs campaign.
The Dutertes have been staging rallies in their hometown of Davao City, too, to protest the economic Charter Change, which they claimed was a step toward a term extension for the President.
Former president Duterte also accused Marcos of using illegal drugs.
Marcos, in response to Duterte's verbal assault, said he thought "it's the fentanyl" speaking.
The former president, the chief architect of the war on drugs that claimed thousands of lives, admitted using fentanyl as a pain killer.
Duterte in March also slammed Marcos over his travels abroad, which the President shrugged off.
But Vice President Duterte, who was Marcos' running mate in the May 2022 elections, remained mum amid all the tension.
Last week, Marcos described his relations with Duterte-Carpio as "complicated" but said it has not changed.
"I have the most contact with Inday Sara and how we were with each other during the campaign, after the election, it hasn't really changed," the President said, referring to the Vice President.
Marcos also said the vice president chose to focus on her job amid all the controversies.
"She says, 'No, I'll just work. Don't worry about it. I'll just work and work and work and work.' That's her attitude," he added.
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