First Lady Liza Marcos said that netizens do not have any idea how close she is with Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero for the longest time. The First Lady broke her silence on Friday regarding their viral wine glass video during the Vin d'Honneur in Malacañan during the Independence Day celebrations last Wednesday. Based on the viral video, the First Lady approached Escudero and unexpectedly took a sip of wine from his glass before returning it to him.
Escudero appeared to laugh off the incident after a waiter gave her another wine glass. Netizens suspected that the Senate President was mistakenly perceived as a waiter by the First Lady based on what they saw in the video. In a statement, the First Lady insisted that their closeness was misinterpreted by people whom she claimed didn’t have an idea of how long they have been friends.
The First Lady said that she has known the Senate President since her law school days, where Escudero studied in the University of the Philippines and Araneta-Marcos went to Ateneo de Manila. “We’ve been friends for like forever. So whether ‘I made him a waiter’ and/or ‘he responded like a gentleman’ is between us,” Araneta-Marcos said.
First Lady Liza explained that she and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joined the ceremonial hall in Malacañan after a long morning of greeting diplomats and representatives. When she saw Escudero and House Speaker Martin Romualdez, Marcos said the Senate President jokingly teased her for.