"Whether I made him a waiter and or, he responded like a gentleman, is between us."

This was First Lady Liza Araneta Marcos' response to the viral clip of her taking Senate President Chiz Escudero's champagne glass and having a sip from it during the recent Vin D’Honneur at the Malacañan Palace.

In a statement shared by DZRH radio on Friday, June 14, the First Lady explained that Escudero and her were having a good laugh while she was taking the wine glass from him, which she returned after taking a sip. The exchange can be seen at the live streamed video of the event on Independence Day.

"I’ve known Chiz since my law school days, he studied in UP and I went to Ateneo, we’ve been friends for like, forever. So whether I made him a waiter and or, he responded 'like a gentleman,' is between us," the First Lady said.

First Lady Liza recalled that Escudero commended her for being able to greet all visitors for the event after all the activities that day.

"After greeting 82 ambassadors and other international organization representatives for over an hour, Bong and I entered the ceremonial hall. And we were ushered to where Chiz and Martin Romualdez were standing. When Chiz saw me, he said, 'Wow bilib din ako sa’yo, may energy ka pa after standing and smiling for over an hour.' Sabi niya, 'I’m sure you could use a drink'," the First Lady said.

"I laughed and said, 'You bet.' And so I mischievously got his glass of champagne, took a sip and told him, “Eww hindi naman malamig ang champagne (Your champagne is not cold).' After that, I gave his champagne glass back to him and we both had a good laugh over that," she added.

She further said that the brief exchange between her and Escudero took 10 seconds.

On Thursday, Escudero also released his statement over the viral clip, saying he was being "gentlemanly" in waiting for the First Lady.