KYLIE PADILLA said that she would leave the Philippines should her father, Sen. Robin Padilla, heed the call for him to run for vice president in the 2028 elections, but she was quick to make a clarification, saying her remark was not meant to insult her dad.
During a recent screening for her film “The Lotto Winner,” the actress was asked about her reaction to the actor-politician’s statement that he would willingly run for higher office if former President Rodrigo Duterte would personally ask him to do so.
The former chief executive is currently incarcerated at The Hague in the Netherlands to answer to charges of crimes against humanity over his brutal war on drugs. Meanwhile, his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, has just recently announced her intention to run for president in the 2028 polls.
Reacting to her father’s remarks, Kylie said while laughing: “Aalis na ako ng Pilipinas.” Turning serious, she added, “I trust in my father’s judgment.”
Kylie’s response immediately drew various reactions on social media, which prompted her to issue a clarification through her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
“I only meant that aalis po ako ng Pilipinas kasi gusto ko ng tahimik na buhay,” she said. “It was not a comment to insult my father because I trust in his judgment and all the good he is doing for this country.”
Kylie reiterated in a separate Facebook post that she “admires all the good [her father] is doing for our country.”
Robin has yet to comment on the matter as of this writing. (Anne Pasajol © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
