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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17853099904121785309988395.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Palace Press Officer Claire Castro and Sen. Imee Marcos. Jonathan Cellona and Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner">Palace Press Officer Claire Castro and Sen. Imee Marcos. Jonathan Cellona and <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA –– Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro pushed back Wednesday against a social media post by Sen. Imee Marcos seemingly alluding to her. </p><p>In a Facebook video, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s sister criticized the International Criminal Court through a play of initials after <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/20/why-the-us-is-going-after-the-international-criminal-court-1013">the US threatened to “dismantle the court”</a>. At the end of the video, it claimed that there was still an “ICC” in Malacañang, showing the incomplete text “Impaktang Clai—” before it was abruptly cut.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/23/us-state-department-understands-ph-stake-in-icc-malaca-ang-1618">US State Department ‘understands’ PH stake in ICC: Malacañang</a><br/><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/7/25/icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-removed-over-serious-misconduct-0848">ICC prosecutor Karim Khan removed over &#x27;serious misconduct&#x27;</a> </div><p>“Hindi ako sanay sa mga ganoong salita, hindi ako normal na nagsasalita ng ad hominem sa kapwa ko,” Castro said in a briefing.</p><p>“So, kung sila ang nakapag-describe ng ganoong salita alam nila kung anong ibig sabihin nito, alam nila ang description ng salitang ‘impakta.’ It takes one to know one,” she added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/27/-masama-ang-loob-namin-imee-says-some-minority-senators-to-skip-sona-1206">&#x27;Masama ang loob namin&#x27;: Imee says some minority senators to skip SONA</a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1572053467989192%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>Castro also hit the senator for calling her names as she fights fake news.</div><p>“Kaya kung sila ay affected sa aking mga nababanggit dahil tayo ay kumakalaban sa fake news at iyan ang kanilang pananaw isang ‘impakta’ ang kumalaban sa fake news, sino ngayon ang naglalarawan ng totoong ‘impakta’ iyong gumawa ng video, iyong kasama sa video, iyong nagdirek ng video? Iyon ang masasabi nating totoong naglalarawan ng salitang iyan,” the Palace official said. </p><p>“At huwag silang mag-alala ang korona ay nasa kanila – na kay Senator Imee at sa mga grupo nila at hindi natin kayang agawin ito mula sa kanila. Wala ako sa kalingkingan ni Senator Imee para sa kaniyang klaseng deskripsyon, sila ay nasa maximum level,” she added.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/7/29/palace-says-waste-of-time-to-answer-sara-duterte-s-baseless-sona-criticism-1454">Palace says ‘waste of time’ to answer Sara Duterte’s ‘baseless’ SONA criticism</a></div><div><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro pushed back Wednesday against a social media post by Sen. Imee Marcos that appeared to allude to her.</p>

Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro pushed back Wednesday against a social media post by Sen. Imee Marcos that appeared to allude to her.

Castro on Imee Marcos’ ‘impakta’ video: ‘It takes one to know one’

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Castro on Imee Marcos’ ‘impakta’ video: ‘It takes one to know one’

Harlene Delgado,

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Published July 29, 2026 03:27 PM PHT

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