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Josh and Bimby Aquino with First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos

Josh and Bimby Aquino visit the office of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. Office of the First Lady

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Katrina Domingo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1720580095947450099946_914795220695735_3817076262643794895_n.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Josh and Bimby Aquino visit the office of First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos. <em>Office of the First Lady</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said two scions of the Aquino family – his clan’s political rivals — visited First Lady Liza Marcos this week to thank her for her “help in their travel arrangements.” </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/7/9/kris-aquino-s-sons-josh-bimby-visit-first-lady-liza-marcos-office-1545"></a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/7/9/kris-aquino-s-sons-josh-bimby-visit-first-lady-liza-marcos-office-1545">Joshua and Bimby Aquino</a></span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, grandsons of Marcos family critic and late Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., went to the First Lady’s office on July 9 and gave her a boxful of souvenirs and gifts.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“The reason na pinuntahan nila si First Lady ay simple lamang. I think it was Kris Aquino who needed some assistance for something,” the President said when asked for details about the meeting.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/6/30/kris-aquino-reveals-new-romance-with-ph-based-doctor-details-split-with-mark-leviste-1600">Kris Aquino reveals new romance with PH-based doctor</a></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="3061956"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“It was just to help them for their travel arrangements. Tumulong si First Lady at yun lang. Sabi lang magpapasalamat sila,” he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“I think it’s a very fine gesture on the part of the Aquino family. I think it sort of put a little more personal, a human interaction between our families,” he said.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br/></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9MUIA8TA_1/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=698&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A2021287.7000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="736" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Sen. Aquino’s death on the tarmac of the Manila International Airport in 1983 triggered protests and condemnation against the Marcos family.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/01/23/marcos-jr-sends-flowers-to-aquino-mausoleum">Marcos Jr sends flowers to Aquino mausoleum</a><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Marcos Jr. noted that his wife is related to the Aquinos.</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Until the presidency of Noynoy talagang we were on different sides of the political aisle,” he said. “What the reports did not say is Liza is their aunt dahil ang kaniyang auntie ay napangasawa… the eldest brother of Cory kaya very related.”</span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“Kaya hindi nakakapagtaka na kilalang kilala niya yung mga pamangkin niya very well,” the President added. </span><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br/><span style="color:#000000;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">When asked if the feud between the rival political clans were settled, Marcos Jr. said: “We’ve always been okay. 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<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said two scions of the Aquino family – his clan’s political rivals — visited First Lady Liza Marcos this week to thank her for her “help in their travel arrangements.”</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said two scions of the Aquino family – his clan’s political rivals — visited First Lady Liza Marcos this week to thank her for her “help in their travel arrangements.”

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Marcos: Aquinos thanked First Lady for ‘help in travel arrangements’

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Jul 10, 2024 11:11 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 10, 2024 05:33 PM PHT

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