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Imee Marcos confirms Bongbong, Sara Duterte meeting in Davao, denies discussing 2022 polls

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Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News

MANILA - Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday confirmed that she and her brother, former Sen. Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr., met with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio recently. The meeting in Davao City was a social gathering, and plans for the 2022 national elections were not discussed, she told ABS-CBN News in a text message. &quot;BBM (Bongbong Marcos) and I went to greet her an early happy birthday yesterday,&quot; the senator said.&quot;Atty. Mans (Manases Carpio), her hubby, treated us to lunch,&quot; she said.President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s daughter is celebrating her birthday today, May 31st.The senator said there were no discussions about a possible Duterte-Marcos tandem for the presidential and vice presidential race next year.&quot;Nah, walang pulitika (No, there was no politics involved),&quot; she said.In February, Marcos Jr.&#x27;s lawyer said the former lawmaker will &quot;definitely&quot; vie for a public post next year.&quot;He will definitely be running for 2022,&quot; lawyer Vic Rodriguez told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/17/21/bongbong-marcos-definitely-running-for-office-in-2022-lawyer">Bongbong Marcos &#x27;definitely running&#x27; for office in 2022 - lawyer</a></li></ul>Last year, Sen. Marcos said his brother is still on a &quot;wait and see&quot; mode as there seems to be a &quot;stampede&quot; of candidates in the 2022 national elections.&quot;Yung posisyon, di ko alam kasi di pa kami nag-uusap... [Pero] Alam ko tatakbo siya kasi unemployed siya. Luto na lang nang luto, blog nang blog,&quot; Sen. Marcos told Senate reporters in a press briefing.(What position, I do not know yet because we haven&#x27;t spoken... But I know he will run because he is unemployed. He just cooks a lot and blogs a lot.)<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/23/20/imee-marcos-says-bongbong-on-wait-and-see-mode-amid-stampede-of-bets-in-2022-polls">Imee Marcos says Bongbong on &#x27;wait and see&#x27; mode amid &#x27;stampede&#x27; of bets in 2022 polls</a></li></ul>The son of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr. lost to Vice President Leni Robredo in the 2016 elections, and also failed to win several recounts.​<div>RELATED VIDEO</div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1622208" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday confirmed that she and her brother, former Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., met with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.

Sen. Imee Marcos on Monday confirmed that she and her brother, former Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., met with Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio.

Imee Marcos confirms Bongbong, Sara Duterte meeting in Davao, denies discussing 2022 polls

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Imee Marcos confirms Bongbong, Sara Duterte meeting in Davao, denies discussing 2022 polls

Robert Mano,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 31, 2021 09:39 AM PHT

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Updated May 31, 2021 11:49 AM PHT

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