Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/nation2/06/12/cayetano-marcos.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and Senator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr.</div></figcaption></figure></div>DAVAO CITY - Senator Alan Peter Cayetano labelled losing candidate Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr.&#x27;s claim that a Cabinet post will be given to him after the mandatory year-long appointment ban as mere &quot;speculation.&quot;Cayetano noted that President-elect Rodrigo Duterte is keen on getting only &quot;the best and the brightest,&quot; and that Marcos does not fall under those descriptions.&quot;Would I go against him (Marcos) if I think he&#x27;s among the best and the brightest?&quot; Cayetano told reporters here on Sunday.&quot;I haven&#x27;t heard that there was a formal offer,&quot; he added.(READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/06/10/16/bongbong-open-to-duterte-cabinet-post">Bongbong open to Duterte Cabinet post</a>)On Saturday, Marcos said he is willing to serve as a Cabinet secretary under the Duterte administration.&quot;The details have not yet been ironed out. If given a chance, it would be an honor,&quot; the outgoing senator said.Despite his sour relations with Marcos, Duterte&#x27;s former running mate admitted that it&#x27;s still the President-elect&#x27;s &quot;prerogative to appoint whoever he likes.&quot;&quot;I may like some of his appointments, I may not like the other appointments, but I believe in him (Duterte) and support him all the way,&quot; Cayetano said.Cayetano, who has been trailing Duterte in Davao and Cebu since the #DU31 Thanksgiving Party, said it&#x27;s too early to say what&#x27;s going to happen in a year&#x27;s time.Cayetano said the 71-year-old firebrand can change his mind on appointments, including his initial decision not to give a Cabinet post to Vice President-elect Leni Robredo.(READ: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/05/31/16/duterte-no-cabinet-post-for-leni-robredo">Duterte: No Cabinet post for Leni Robredo</a>)

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano labelled losing candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s claim that a Cabinet post will be given to him after the mandatory year-long appointment ban as mere "speculation."

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Cayetano: Marcos son not among 'best and brightest'

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 12, 2016 07:21 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 12, 2016 09:53 PM PHT

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