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Katrina Domingo

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<div><iframe width="727" height="409" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_GjpRTMv95I" title="LIVE: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. holds press briefing | November 24" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><br/></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said that their family and friends “have been very worried” about his sister Sen. Imee Marcos, who had accused him of drug use last week.</p><p>Marcos Jr. did not directly answer his sister’s allegations, but noted that they “no longer travel in the same circles, political or otherwise.”</p><p>“It&#x27;s anathema to talk about family matters generally in public. I do not like, we do not like to show our dirty linen in public,” the President said.</p><p>“So, I&#x27;ll just say this much. For a while now, we&#x27;ve been very worried about my sister. When I say we, I&#x27;m talking about friends and family, and the reason that is because the lady you see talking on TV is not my sister,” he said.</p><p>Marcos said this view was “shared by our cousins, friends.” “Hindi siya &#x27;yan so that&#x27;s why we are worried, we are very worried about her,” he said.</p><p>“I hope she feels better soon.”</p><p>Marcos Jr. did not clarify what ailment Sen. Marcos was supposedly suffering from.</p><p>In a Facebook post, Sen. Marcos responded to her brother’s statement saying: “Bongbong, ako ‘to, kung anu-ano na nakikita mo ading.”</p><p>“Patunayan mong mali ako — gusto kong mali ako.”</p><p>Sen. Marcos and the President’s other critics have been urging him to undergo a hair follicle test to prove that he has not been using cocaine.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/18/malaca-ang-denies-marcos-jr-s-drug-use-amid-sister-imee-s-allegations-0026">Malacañang denies Marcos Jr.&#x27;s &#x27;drug use&#x27; amid sister Imee’s allegations</a></div><p>Malacañang has repeatedly thumbed down calls for the Chief Executive to undergo the said test, noting that Marcos Jr. has already presented a negative drug test from a private hospital in 2021.</p><p>&quot;Ang Pangulo po ay hindi magpapadala sa anumang pag-uudyok: pag-uudyok ng mga destabilizers, pag-uudyok ng mga obstructionists na walang gagawin kundi magbigay ng mga kondisyon, magbigay ng pag-uutos sa Pangulo kahit hindi na po ito naaayon sa kaniyang pagtatrabaho,&quot; Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said.  </p><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said that he and his family were “very worried” about his sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, who had accused the First Family of illegal drug use.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday said that he and his family were “very worried” about his sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, who had accused the First Family of illegal drug use.

Marcos says family 'worried' about Imee: 'The lady you see talking on TV is not my sister'

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Marcos says family 'worried' about Imee: 'The lady you see talking on TV is not my sister'

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Nov 24, 2025 03:36 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 24, 2025 04:01 PM PHT

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