During a recent House of Representatives session, Presidential son and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos displayed his humorous side by teasing a female colleague while they were conducting important business.
A now-viral Tiktok video shows Cavite 8th District Rep. Aniela Tolentino straining to maintain her cool while reciting items from the House’s Order of Business (OB) for the day. Sandro laughed as she buckled.
Aniela replied by jokingly striking Sandro’s arm while reading from the OB. Aniela was observed grinning while bemusedly pointing out her coworker, while Sandro continued to giggle a few meters away.
Aniela Tolentino, a first-term congressman, is the daughter of former Cavite Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, head of the Philippine Olympic Committee. Her uncle is Senator Francis Tolentino.
The video has received varied comments online. Manuel Quezon III, a journalist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, termed Aniela and Sandro “Congressmen Behaving Badly” and Batasan a “kindergarten in suits.”
Some users compared the two politicians to Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition competitors, while others described their relationship as unprofessional.