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Sara Duterte-BBM tandem 'marriage made in heaven,' says Imee Marcos

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/08/17/sara-bongbong.jpg" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/08/17/sara-bongbong.jpg"/><figcaption>Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and former senator Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos Jr. <em>ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - A Sara Duterte-Bongbong Marcos tandem in the 2022 elections would be a &quot;marriage made in heaven,&quot; a senator said Thursday.</p><p>Marcos would be &quot;honored&quot; to be the vice president of President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s daughter, his sister Senator Imee Marcos said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/31/21/imee-marcos-confirms-bongbong-sara-duterte-meeting-in-davao-denies-discussing-2022-polls">Imee Marcos confirms Bongbong, Sara Duterte meeting in Davao, denies discussing 2022 polls</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Everything&#x27;s possible but I supposed the most obvious thing is if the Dutertes have the solid south, we’re assumed to have the solid north. Parang marriage made in heaven yan (It&#x27;s like a marriage made in heaven),&quot; she told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.</p><p>&quot;Political wisdom says if look at the numbers, it looks good, looks like a really solid tandem.&quot;</p><p>Bongbong will run in next year&#x27;s polls but has yet to decide for which post, Imee added. The former senator had lost the vice presidential race to Leni Robredo in 2016.</p><p>&quot;He’s also perfectly happy to run in the Senate. We just keep joking him he needs to do something,&quot; she said.</p><p>Imee said the country &quot;needs the Dutertes&quot; as it continues to struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>&quot;I think many of the President’s men will be bad for the country. But I personally feel that we need the Dutertes. It’s their kind of warrior spirit that will get us through this war against COVID.&quot;</p><p>&quot;She’ll carry on with her father’s determination and his fearlessness,&quot; she said.</p><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=1756377" 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>

A Sara Duterte-Bongbong Marcos tandem in the 2022 elections would be a 'marriage made in heaven,' a senator said Thursday.