MANILA -- Presidential sister Senator Imee Marcos admitted on Friday she was shocked when she first heard Vice President Sara Duterte's statement about wanting to exhume the remains of her father and throw them in the West Philippines Sea. 

But the senator said she understood how emotions can push a person to say anything, hence she did not want to add fuel to the fire.

"Maraming nagalit nang sinabi ni Inday na ano ba 'yun? 'Yung huhukayin statement. Naloka sila doon. Ako din naloka doon sa totoo lang. Pero pag galit ang tao, kung ano-ano nasasabi, kaya hindi ko na pinatulan, madadagdagan lang. Malaki na yung sunog, huwag na natin dagdagan. Pero aaminin ko, nung unang sinabi sa akin yan, tinadyakan ko," she recalled.

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"Ay, naku, talaga naman so funny. Nung unang sinabi sa akin, di pa publiko eh," she added.

She said she loves both Duterte and her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. She said she and the vice president remain friends.

"Pero, kaibigan ko talaga siya, mahal ko si Sara, mahal ko rin si Bongbong." Marcos said.

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Marcos however clarified she is not playing both sides.

"Hindi ako na namamangka. Talagang nangingibabaw. At alam ninyo, ako nagumpisa d\yan sa Uniteam. At hindi nga sila magkakilala. Pinakilala ko. At dyan sila nanalo kasi tuwang-tuwa ang Pilipino. Noong 2022, nagkaroon ng pag-asa kasi nagkakaisa na 'yung buong bansa." Marcos said.

"Kaya sana bumalik at makapagtrabaho nang maayos. At huwag makinig masyado sa mga alingawngaw, sa magkabila. Alam mo, pareho silang may bulong. Sa palagay ko, yung iba nakatingala sa 2028. Pwede ba? Ang layo pa ng 2028. Tigilan muna yan. Tutukan muna yung problema ng bansa at maghanap ng Imee solution," she said.

She also emphasized she won't pick a side.

"Ako all the way Pilipinas. All the way Pilipinas, all the way bayan. All the way, pro-poor. Hindi ko kaya pili pili. " Marcos said, "At sabihin ko na yung totoo, hindi ako natural na politiko. Hirap na hirap ako sa bangayan ng bangayan. Matapang ako sa matapang, pero makipag-away. Bakit? Mahal ko sila," she explained.

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Marcos is not concerned by latest survey numbers showing her in 13th place, which some critics have attributed to her allegedly playing both sides.

"Ano ba yan? Ewan, di ko alam. Inaaral natin, pero at the same time, trabaho pa more," she said. "Trabaho lang muna."

The senator has a message to those who are saying she are playing both sides.

"At marami din nagsasabi na mangga, manggagamit, pero hindi naman ako tinutukoy nun. Ako kasi, sa totoo lang... Yung paninindigan ng tatay ko, yan din ang aking paninindigan. Pro-Pilipino, pro-poor, pro-pagkakaisa, pro-Bongbong, and pro-Sara. At ayoko nang magulo," Marcos said.

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Meantime, she urged critics of the VP's use of confidential funds to just file cases and leave the matter to courts. She also wants the Commission on Audit's probe to be completed first.

"Okay. Ang ating konstitusyon inatasan ang COA na siyang magbusisi ng paggamit ng lahat ng pondo including the confidential fund. Sana inantay na lang natin yung report ng COA na buo. Pero andyan n'a yung Quadcom. Sa palagay ko, 'yung Quadcom marami nang naungkat na mga ebidensya. Ba't hindi na lang nila isampa yung kaso sa korte kung sapat na?" she stated.