MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Vice President Sara Duterte reiterated her apology to the members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) for asking them to support then-presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., adding she would take it back if she could.
Duterte has already apologized to the KJC members before, but she brought it up again during a press conference on Friday.
搁贰础顿:听For endorsing Marcos to KJC, Sara Duterte seeks 鈥榝orgiveness鈥�
鈥淪orry. Nagsorry ako sa mga members ng Kingdom of Jesus Christ, kasi I asked them to support President Marcos during the elections,鈥� she said.
(Sorry. I apologized to the members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ because I asked them to support President Marcos during the elections.)
鈥淚ndividually, kapag may lumalapit, nagsasabi na 鈥榳e are all in this sh** hole because of you,鈥� sinasabi ko rin na I鈥檓 sorry,鈥� she added.
(Individually, when someone approaches me and says that we are all in this sh** hole because of you, I also say I鈥檓 sorry.)
The vice president said that if given the opportunity, she would undo what she did.
鈥淜ung bibigyan ako ng Diyos ng pagkakataon bawiin ko lahat 鈥榶an鈥abawiin ko 鈥檡ung dapat para sa bayan,鈥� said Duterte.
(If God gives me the chance, I will take it all back鈥� I will reclaim what is right for the country.)
Marcos, in an interview last September, reacted to Duterte鈥檚 initial apology, saying that it was her prerogative to ask KJC members for their support.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 her prerogative. I still don鈥檛 understand why. That is her wish, wala tayong magagawa (there鈥檚 nothing we can do),鈥� Marcos said.