MARCOS SKIPPED KBP FORUM BUT HAD ROOM FOR KORINA INTERVIEW

Presidential aspirant and former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. spent Friday morning answering questions from TV host Korina Sanchez instead of joining the presidential forum of the KBP.

Marcos earlier declined to attend the live KBP forum, with his camp citing a conflict of schedule.

Marcos shared on Instagram stories a clip from the taping of his interview with Sanchez, wife of former Sen. Mar Roxas of the Liberal Party.

Marcos team set interview

In the clip, Sanchez was heard saying that Marcos was not difficult to invite and thanked him for accepting her request.

The interview included a cooking segment.

In her own Instagram account, Sanchez said it was Marcos’ team that set the date and time of their interview.

“To be clear: When we invited [Marcos] it was his team who chose the time and date. We had no choice,” she said in her post, where she shared a photo of the two of them.

She also disclosed some of the questions she asked him.

She asked him if he would pursue Charter change; if he is a dictator; if his wife will be like his mother Imelda Marcos; if his trolls revised history; how much will his presidency be like that of his fathers; if he is ready for the possibility that he could be disqualified even if he wins; if he will support antidynasty bills; if he does drugs; and what will be his policy on drugs and corruption.

“That’s just a teaser. Everything was answered,” she said.

Marcos’ chief of staff Victor Rodriguez said the interview with Sanchez was just one of the activities in Marcos’ “full schedule.”

In the KBP forum, which was aired live, five presidential candidates were asked to elaborate on their plans for various issues concerning the country as well as to respond to controversies arising from their previous actions or pronouncements.

Marcos earlier refused to face veteran journalist Jessica Soho, alleging that she was “biased” against the Marcoses.

GMA Network refuted this and pointed out that Soho has been consistently named the most trusted media personality in the Philippines.

Marcos also failed to attend a scheduled interview with dzBB, but his camp said this was due to connectivity issues in his location.