President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. on Wednesday greeted Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio on her 45th birthday and advised her to take a rest and ignore the "tambaloslos."
"Inday Sara, happy happy birthday! Magpakasaya ka muna diyan. Magpahinga ka muna sandali sa iyong trabaho," Marcos said in a video uploaded on his personal Facebook page.
[Inday Sara, happy happy birthday! Just enjoy the day. Rest for a while from your duties and responsibilities.]
"Bigyan mo muna ng kaunting oras ang iyong sarili at please 'wag mo na pansinin ang mga tambaloslos diyan," he added.
[Give some time for yourself and ignore the "tambaloslos" there.]
'Tambaloslos' is a Visayan term used to attack or insult someone's character; others say it means stupid.
It also refers to a greedy mythical creature that has a large mouth in Visayan, Bicolano, and Mindanao folklore. The creature is believed to have the power to confuse people and make them lose their way or go around in circles.
In an Instagram post last week, Duterte posted a photo of herself with a cryptic caption: “Sa imong ambisyon, do not be tambaloslos.”
Her post came after major shake-ups in the House of Representatives and her resignation as chairman from Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats.
