Grace Poe apologizes to cousin Sheryl Cruz over parentage issue

Sen. Grace Poe on Tuesday apologized to her cousin Sheryl Cruz after the latter expressed dismay about her mother Rosemarie Sonora's involvement in the lawmaker's parentage issue.

"Humihingi ako ng pasensya sa kanya. Hindi ko nais mapasama ang pangalan nila. Wala naman akong sinabi na magpa-DNA test din sila," said Poe, the adoptive daughter of Sonora's sister Susan Roces.

In an interview on radio dzBB, Cruz expressed dismay over the continued discussion of an urban legend that Poe was Sonora's lovechild with the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.

The issue was exacerbated by jokes made by Poe and Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. about being siblings.

Poe's parentage has been a hot issue because of questions surrounding her citizenship. She recently underwent DNA testing to try to shed more light on her parentage to lay the issue of her being a natural-born Filipino to rest.

Cruz expressed resentment toward Poe and Roces, saying an interview to set the record straight would close the issue.

"Isang interview lang ng auntie ko mabibigyan na 'to ng tuldok," Cruz said. —JST, GMA News