Imee urges Bongbong to 'reflect': 'Hindi na tama ang landas ng administrasyon'

Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos is accompanied by her brother former senator Bongbong Marcos after filing her certificate of candidacy for the 2019 senatorial race at the Comelec headquarters on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Jonathan  Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

MANILA — Sen. Imee Marcos on Tuesday urged her younger brother President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr to "reflect" during the Holy Week as she believed that the administration has "lost its way."

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"Siguro, ang sasabihin ko na lamang, Holy Week, magmuni-muni tayong lahat, ipagdasal natin na maiwasto ang pagkakamali... Sana mag-isip-isip lang tayong lahat at balikan 'yung mga turo ng aking ama," Sen. Marcos said.

For the senator, her brother's administration appears to have lost its way.

"Siguro maintindihan na lamang ako na hindi na tama ang landas ng administrasyon, na nanghihinayang talaga ako. Para sa akin malaking trahedya sa amin to," she said.

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The senator said she believed her brother could be getting bad advice from people around him.

"Wala tayong magagawa... Hindi ko maintindihan kung sino talaga ang nag-a-advise... Kaya sana pinagdadasal ko lagi ang aking kapatid na mabalik sa tamang landas dahil hindi na tama itong mga pangyayari, itong politika na mapang-ape, mga pahigante, hindi na siya ayos. Tutukan natin ang problema ng mamamayan. Balikan natin ang ating tungkulin," she said.

'WASTED' OPPORTUNITY

Sen. Marcos also feels their bid to "redeem" their father's name after the 1986 People Power revolution toppled their 20-year rule has been wasted.

"Ang akin kasi, napakaswerte na naming pamilya, binigyan kami ng pagkakataon ulit na makabalik at linawin ang tunay na legacy, ika nga ng aking ama. Eh ngayon, parang nasasayangan ako dahil eto nga tatlong taon na, eh nauubos ang panahon sa politika, sa paghihigante, pakikipag-away," she said.

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"Hindi kami naglaban, hindi kami nakipag-tunggalian sa napakahabang panahon, halos apat na dekada para lang mang-api ng iba. Hindi ito ang turo ng aking ama. Kaya hindi ko alam kung saan ito nanggagaling at hindi ako papayag ng ganito," Sen. Marcos added.

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Marcos said she has not been able to reach her brother anymore.

"Hindi, hindi. Sadly, marami na nakapaligid at hinaharang talaga ang pag-uusap-usap namin. Malungkot ako dito talaga. Hindi ko pinagmamalaki itong mga pangyayari," she said.

Malacañang has yet to respond to ABS-CBN News' request for comment. 

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