MANILA, Philippines â Imelda Marcos and her family celebrated her 95th birthday on Tuesday, July 2.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. greeted his mother and thanked her for teaching him and his children to be âgracious, kind and compassionate.â
âHappy Happy birthday mom. Thank you for teaching me and your grandchildren to be gracious, kind and compassionate,â he said in a Facebook post.
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First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos also greeted her âMama Meldy,â thanking the former first lady for being her âsecond mother.â
âThank you for being a second mother to me. You are and always will be my first lady. [Love] you. Mean it,â she said in an Instagram post.
Meanwhile, Marcosâ older sister, Senator Imee Marcos, described the family matriarch as the âepitome of elegance and grace.â
âHappy 95th Birthday to the epitome of elegance and grace, the forever First Lady, my mom, Imelda Romualdez-Marcos!â the eldest of Imeldaâs children said in a Facebook post.
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According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the Marcoses will have a âquiet celebrationâ of Imeldaâs 95th birthday with family and friends.
âYes, there is a celebration, but itâs a quiet celebration with family and friends,â the PCO told reporters through Viber.
Imelda, widow of dictator and ex-president Ferdinand Marcos Sr., was found guilty of seven counts of graft by the Sandiganbayanâs Fifth Division in 2018, but was not arrested due to her health and age.