Sara Duterte says Romualdez didn't have a hand in her decision to run for VP in 2022

Amid reports of tension brewing between them, Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, June 7, denied a lawmaker’s claim that House Speaker Martin Romualdez played a role in her eventual decision to seek the vice presidency in 2022. | ManilaBulletin

In a statement, she asserted that Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr., who made the remarks about Romualdez’s hand in her candidacy, “was obviously badly informed or made to believe a lie".

Instead, she revealed, it was Senator Imee Marcos, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s sister and the House Speaker’s cousin, who persuaded her to run for vice president. The lawmaker also lauded the House Speaker for taking the “moral high ground” despite Duterte’s insinuations against him. In a recent event, Duterte also refused to mention Marcos’ middle initial -- pertaining to Romualdez -- when she recently thanked him in a speech.

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