'Happy Birthday, dad'

The Manila Times

'Happy Birthday, dad'  President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s sons pay tribute to him in a vlog post on his birthday on Sept. 13, 2024.  Video courtesy of President Bongbong Marcos Facebook page  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #tmtnews  #bongbongmarcos

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00:00I think there was one time where he told me, parang nagtrabaho siya sa barko and then parang

00:09naghuhulik siya ng isda and he would live off the fish that he would catch.

00:14And like, parang medyo dream ko yun so yeah, parang that's pretty cool.

00:21I guess one really surprising thing is that he never really wanted to go into politics.

00:24He was really into mathematics, physics.

00:27He would have studied and probably would have wanted to like, that field rather than politics.

00:32Like, never went.

00:33He was either that or rockstar.

00:35So I think he got there eventually.

00:38I think it's no secret that I respect him hugely and I've learned so much from him and

00:43I continue to learn so much from him.

00:46If there's one important lesson that he taught me, I think it's that when you're facing a

00:53problem and you become or you get panicky and go in panic mode, he always says to go

00:59away and think first because whatever your first decision will be, will always probably

01:04not be the best one.

01:06And I've followed that to a T and I know it's the advice that his dad gave him.

01:13So I think that's the most useful thing or piece of advice that he's given me because

01:16it really has worked.

01:19Usually he tries to keep like one day of the week free, but his schedule is really hectic.

01:25So sometimes he'll just call us and say, hey, do you want to have dinner today or do you

01:31want to have lunch?

01:32Like, wherever he can fit it in.

01:35Mainly just to always partake in whatever new or whatever is in front of you.

01:40Just to always ask questions and to always learn.

01:42I think as a general rule, if you're on that path, you can't really go wrong.

01:48I think it's no secret, too, that we really do admire him and we respect him and everything

01:55that he's doing.

01:56I always tell him I don't envy his job with the problems that he's faced and the stress

02:01that comes with it.

02:03But we really appreciate that despite all of that, he's still able to make time for

02:07me, make time for my brothers, and of course, make time to take my mom out on date nights

02:14and keep her happy.

02:17Values, maybe in a general sense, I would say he's always taught me to lead by example.

02:22You know, you can tell somebody to do something.

02:24You can tell somebody this is how it should be done or this is how you should act.

02:29But I think the best way to teach somebody is just to do it yourself and then hope they

02:34take on that information.

02:36Well, I don't think I can tell you guys the funniest.

02:42Most memorable moments is there was this one time on a family trip, we all took a trip

02:46to Spain and we were there for maybe two weeks and my dad was driving the whole way

02:51through.

02:52And basically throughout that whole two week journey, we were treated to Sandra's house

02:56music and me and my father absolutely hate house.

03:01And I think after the first week and a half, it was just me and my dad, we were doing a

03:06trip to get some wine or get some wine, get some food.

03:09I put on my playlist and then we started playing blues and what was originally meant to be

03:13a 30 minute journey turned into an hour because we were enjoying the music.

03:18I mean, typically my dad's always working, but yeah, now that I think about it, I don't

03:23think I've ever seen him have a full day free.

03:27Usually he'll have either the morning free or the evening free.

03:31So if it's morning, then we'll do a sport like gym or shoot.

03:35If it's the evening, then we'll usually have dinner and then watch a movie.

03:40Go to space.

03:42It's both of our dreams, yeah, go to space.

03:47Happy birthday, Pop.

03:48Please don't get too stressed out.

03:51Try and find some free time to go camping or, I mean, camping might be hard now, but

03:56yeah, just wish you had more free time.

03:59Well, I think my biggest wish for my dad in general is just that he stays himself and

04:05that he stays the awesome guy, the awesome, cool, amazing parent that he's always been.

04:11As a father, I'm happy to see him kind of come into the role that he's always, you know,

04:17or always been working towards, you know, whether directly or not.

04:21And as a president, I'm just, I'm really happy to have him for our country.

04:26Economically, politically, I don't think I could choose anybody else aside from my father.

04:32Pop, happy, happy birthday.

04:34We all love you so much and I hope you know we always will be behind you 100%.

04:38Love you.

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