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Senator Grace Poe dismissed rumors that she is an illegitimate child of former President Ferdinand Marcos and actress Rosemarie Sonora.
“Hindi talaga totoo yon (That’s really not true),” said Poe, the adopted daughter of the late action king Fernando Poe Jr. and veteran actress Susan Roces. “Kung may magpapatunay na iba sa showbiz, bahala na sila. Pero ako, pinaniniwalaan ko ang aking nanay at hindi yun talaga totoo (If there’s anyone else in showbiz who can provide proof, it’s up to them. But I’ll believe my mother. That rumor really isn’t true).”
But Poe, who does not know her biological parents, said she and the former president’s son, Senator Bongbong Marcos, would sometimes joke about being siblings.
“Sabi ko, ‘Senator Bongbong, hindi kita pwedeng bigyan ng special consideration sa Mamasapano, na hahabaan ko ang time mo ng pagtatanong. Dahil baka mamaya maniwala pa silang magkapatid tayo. Eh hindi naman totoo yon (I said, ‘Senator Bongbong, I can’t give you special treatment or else everyone will believe we’re really siblings. That’s really not true),'” she shared to reporters jokingly.
Meanwhile, Poe lashed back at her critics for raising questions about her citizenship.
She has yet to decide on her plans for 2016, but she has been neck and neck with Vice President Jejomar Binay in recent presidential preference surveys.
Under the Constitution, only natural-born Filipinos can become president. Natural-born citizens are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship.
“Ang ibig bang sabihin nila ang isang batang pinulot ay hindi na pwedeng mangarap na manilbihan sa mas mataas na posisyon at walang karapatang parehong opretunidad sa iba (Does that mean a foundling can’t dream of running for a higher position and serving the country like everyone else)?” (ANC)
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
