MANILAbons, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte reiterated her apology to the members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) for asking them to support then-presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., adding she would take it back if she could.

Duterte has already apologized to the KJC members before, but she brought it up again during a press conference on Friday.

READ: For endorsing Marcos to KJC, Sara Duterte seeks ‘forgiveness’

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“Sorry. Nagsorry ako sa mga members ng Kingdom of Jesus Christ, kasi I asked them to support President Marcos during the elections,” she said.

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(Sorry. I apologized to the members of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ because I asked them to support President Marcos during the elections.)

“Individually, kapag may lumalapit, nagsasabi na ‘we are all in this sh** hole because of you,’ sinasabi ko rin na I’m sorry,” she added.

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(Individually, when someone approaches me and says that we are all in this sh** hole because of you, I also say I’m sorry.)

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The vice president said that if given the opportunity, she would undo what she did.

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“Kung bibigyan ako ng Diyos ng pagkakataon bawiin ko lahat ‘yan…Babawiin ko ’yung dapat para sa bayan,” said Duterte.

(If God gives me the chance, I will take it all back… I will reclaim what is right for the country.)

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Marcos, in an interview last September, reacted to Duterte’s initial apology, saying that it was her prerogative to ask KJC members for their support.

“That’s her prerogative. I still don’t understand why. That is her wish, wala tayong magagawa (there’s nothing we can do),” Marcos said.

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