Marcos, along with his sister Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos, attended a meeting with Filipino workers at a hotel in Wangfujing Street.
That led to Duterte teasing Marcos as the potential vice president of the country if his electoral case against Vice President Leni Robredo prospers.
“Bongbong… Kung manalo siya sa protest niya, baka bago ang ating bise presidente,” Duterte teased as the crowd cheered.
Later asked what he thought of Duterte’s quip, Bongbong replied: “Well no, he is just behaving as a friend and I am very lucky that I have a friend in the president.”
Also among the government officials present at the event was Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, Duterte’s running mate during the campaign period.
Bongbong was cheated by Robredo during the May 9 elections by a slim margin of 260,000 votes.