Senator Imee Marcos has expressed regret for failing to fulfill her late father’s repeated request to look after her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in a video posted on her official Facebook page.

In a video captioned, "Dad, patawad, hindi ko talaga kinaya (Dad, I’m sorry, I really couldn’t do it)", the senator said she was asking forgiveness from her father, Ferdinand Marcos Sr., for not being able to “watch over” her younger brother as instructed.

“Parating binibilin si Bongbong, bantayan mo yung kapatid mo. Parating sinasabing ganun. Hindi ko nabantayan eh (He always reminded me about Bongbong, to look after him. He always said that. I wasn't able to do it),” she said, recalling how their father repeatedly reminded her of this responsibility throughout their lives.

She said she tried to carry out that role but ultimately fell short.

“Kaya dad, sinubukan ko talaga. Pinagpilitan ko. Nayayamot na nga sa akin si Bongbong. Alam ko naman. Pero hindi ko talaga kinaya (That’s why, Dad, I really tried. I insisted. Bongbong even got annoyed with me. I knew it. But I really couldn’t handle it),” she added, noting that there were many obstacles and difficulties that prevented her from doing so.

The senator also disclosed that she and the President have not spoken for a long time, saying, “Hindi na kami nagkausap nang matagal. At hindi ko nababantayan. Kaya nagkulang ako (We didn’t talk for a long time. And I wasn’t able to watch over. That’s why I fell short).”

The video seems to form part of the senator's Holy Week video series on reflection, repentance, and forgiveness. It's titled “Pagsisisi at Pagpapatawad (Part 1),” posted on Holy Monday.

In the same video, Marcos shared a personal memory of her father’s practice of going on retreats during the Lenten season. She said that when she was younger, she would wonder why he would spend Holy Week away from the family, retreating to the mountains of the Cordillera instead of taking a vacation.

According to her, her father explained that Holy Week was a time to reflect on one’s actions over the past year—identifying whom to forgive, from whom to seek forgiveness, and where one may have fallen short.

She added that he emphasized the importance of seeking guidance from the Holy Spirit on how to improve oneself in the coming year.

Drawing from this teaching, the senator said she now reflects on her own shortcomings, particularly in relation to her father’s expectations.

“Ngayon, iniisip ko na ang dapat ihingi ko ng tawad… Sa tatay ko, ihingi ko ng tawad na hindi ko nagampanan yung utos niya, yung habilin niya (Now, I’m thinking about what I should ask forgiveness for… From my father, I should ask forgiveness for not fulfilling his command, his instruction),” she said.