Imee: No talks yet if Imelda will stay with Bongbong in Malacañang

The family of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to decide whether former First Lady Imelda Marcos will join them in staying in Malacañang after his inauguration, Senator Imee Marcos said Wednesday.

"Parang 'yung Malacañang, hindi masyadong napapag-usapan kasi kung tutuusin galing na kami doon," Imee told reporters when asked if their mother will join Bongbong in Malacañang.

(We have not discussed thoroughly who will stay in Malacañang because we have been there.)

"Nagbibiruan nga kami noon... bago pa manalo 'yung kapatid ko sinasabi niya hindi siya titira sa Malacañang. Sabi ko, tama naman kasi nung bata kami wala na siyang ibang ginawa kung hindi tumakas nang tumakas ng Palasyo," the senator shared.

(We were joking, even before my brother won he already mentioned that he will not reside in Malacañang. I said that's right because when we were young he did nothing but to go out of the Palace.)

For now, Imee said their top priority is to clear their family's name and remember the "legacy" of their father, late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.

"Ewan ko. Hindi pa napag-uusapan kasi 'yun nga, ang importante 'yung maahon namin ang pangalan namin, ang apelyido namin. 'Yung legacy ng tatay ko mabalikan at tingnan nang maigi, 'yan ang importante," she said.

(We have not discussed that because what's important is for us to clear our name and the legacy of our father.)

"'Yung Malacañang, ang yabang namin ha, pero sa totoo lang, nanggaling na kami doon e. Labis-labis na ang paninirahan namin doon," the senator added.

(Regarding Malacañang, this may sound boastful but the truth is we have been there. We have stayed there for a long time.)

After the EDSA People Power Revolution in 1986, Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and his family fled to Hawaii in a United States Air Force C-130, bringing with them $717 million in cash, $124 million in deposit slips, among others.

The elder Marcos ruled for two decades from 1965 and almost half of its regime was under martial law.

During that time, 70,000 people were imprisoned, 34,000 were tortured, and 3,240 were killed, according to figures from Amnesty International figures.

With his brother now at the helm, Imee admitted that their family is pressured by the expectations of those who voted for Bongbong, reminding the public that addressing the problems that the country is facing cannot be addressed in just a blink of an eye.

"There's no denying that the challenges are almost overwhelming but even worse because of the overwhelming mandate, the expectations are inordinate," she said.

"Kumbaga walang himala. Kahit Marcos na 'yan, kahit buhay pa ang tatay ko noon na napakagaling at napakasipag, palagay ko mahihirapan talaga kaya kinakabahan kami sa inaasahan ng tao na parang kisapmata lang mawawala na ang taas presyo ng gasolina, mga mamahaling mga pagkain. It's very nerve-wracking to think of the expectations of 31 million within the first 100 days. Wala pong himala sabi nga ni Nora Aunor," she added.

(There is no miracle. Even my father who was very bright and very hardworking, if he is alive today, would have a hard time solving the country's problems. We are nervous because of the expectation of the people that in a blink we can make the high prices of gasoline and food to disappear. There is no miracle, just like what Nora Aunor said.)—AOL, GMA News