President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. simply smiled when singer-actress Sharon Cuneta-Pangilinan made a joke at an event attended by the President and First Lady Liza Marcos.

The veteran actress's quip was related to the President's running mate during the May 2022 elections.

According to Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro, Malacañang respects the opinion of Ate Shawie.

During the event, Cuneta told the President that she only has one vice president, her date for the night. She then joked about making the wrong choice before quickly moving on.

"Sir, I only have one vice president, my date tonight. Wrong your choice, no?! Sorry, okay, okay, let's move on,” Cuneta said. 

["Sir, I only have one vice president, my date tonight. Wrong your choice, right?! Sorry, okay, okay, let's move on."]

Undersecretary Castro addressed the comment, stating that if that is the opinion of Ms. Sharon Cuneta, and likely many fellow Filipinos feel the same way, then that is her opinion. She noted that the President simply smiled in response.

"Kung iyon po ang opinyon ni Ate Shawie, ni Ms. Sharon Cuneta at malamang karamihan sa ating mga kababayan ay iyan din po ang nararamdaman. So, opinyon po iyon ni Ms. Sharon Cuneta at nakita po natin na napangiti lamang ang ating Pangulo,” Usec. Castro noted.

["If that is the opinion of Ate Shawie, of Ms. Sharon Cuneta, and likely many of our fellow Filipinos feel the same way, that is Ms. Sharon Cuneta's opinion and we saw that our President simply smiled."]