First Lady Liza Marcos was being pushed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr supporters to replace Sara Duterte as the secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd).
Just hours after Duterte announced her resignation, some netizens were already eyeing for the first lady to replace the Vice President due to her qualifications as a lawyer and professor.
The first lady finished her law studies at the Ateneo de Manila University and became a law professor at different universities.
A netizen even argued that PBBM’s father had already done the same thing in the past by appointing former first lady Imelda Marcos as part of his cabinet.
“Marcos Sr appointed his wife First Lady Imelda R Marcos as Minister of Human Settlements with a rank of a cabinet secretary. Why are people saying Marcos Jr. can’t appoint his wife Thirst Lady Liza Araneta Marcos as DepEd Secretaty. He should do it!” netizen Zamael Sandoval said.
“I nominate Atty. Liza A. Marcos as DepEd Secretary,” netizen Gabriel stated.
It can be recalled that FL Marcos openly criticized VP Duterte in an interview due to the criticism made by the latter’s father against PBBM.
As of this writing, PBBM has yet to respond to whether he was considering his wife to replace VP Duterte.