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Imee draws flak from minority over 'propaganda' video on alleged Con-Ass push

Published May 25, 2026 05:59 pm
The bulk of Monday’s plenary session, May 25, revolved around opposition to a “propaganda” video presented by Senator Imee Marcos, which reiterated her earlier claim of an alleged plan to amend the 1987 Constitution to extend the terms of top government officials, including the President.  
Before playing the video, Marcos said that it contains documentation, footage, and statements directly connected to the ongoing efforts toward term extension and charter change.
The video contains what Marcos claimed last week, stating that the alleged proposal involved extending the terms of incumbent officials, including congressmen and even President Marcos, until 2031 while suspending national elections.
This included her claim that another proposal being discussed was raising the minimum age requirement for the presidency from 45 to 50 years old, which she said would disqualify Vice President Sara Duterte.
Strike the video from the records
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri made a point of order under Section 93, 94, 95, on unparliamentary acts and language. He later moved to strike the "horrible" propaganda video from the records of the Senate. Members of the minority bloc, excluding Senator Lito Lapid, seconded the motion.
"It’s unparliamentary. And we have seen videos presenting evidence on issues taken up on the floor...But to come up with an opinionated piece like that, ganong klaseng na (that type of) propaganda, na (that's) sowing intrigue," Zubiri said.
Zubiri stated that if she had anything against her brother, President Marcos, she should direct her concerns to him.
"Kung galit po kayo, magsalita po siya diyan; magalit siya sa gobyerno niya, magalit siya sa kapatid niya, murahin niya ang kapatid niya. Pero huwag naman niya idamay ang mga tao na walang kinalaman dyan (If he is angry, let him speak there, let him be angry at his government, let him be angry at his sibling, curse his sibling. But he should not involve people who have nothing to do with it)," he said.
"Bakit sinama kami diyan sa propaganda na yan? Na dahil kami ay, ano yun (Why are we involved there? Because we're the), Duwag 11, Bulaga 11, at Great 13? That should not be shown here," Zubiri said.
Senate Minority Leader Vicente "Tito" Sotto III reiterated his earlier statement to the media that Senator Marcos' claim is false. Sotto said that while he did meet with House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III, he clarified that no plans were set in stone. He also said during the plenary session that the conversation was in jest.
He stated that he is in favor of character change, not Cha-cha.
"You should not be surprised if I often see Bojie Dy. Because Bojie Dy is my golf mate. Ang mga (Me and my) golfing friends namin, every now and then, nagkaka-dinner kami (we have dinner)," Sotto said.
"I second the motion of Senator Zubiri that the editorial video should be stricken off the record because it appears na parang mayroon tayong ika nga'ys 'sinister' na plano na kasama kami (that we're planning something sinister)," he added.
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson also seconded the motion, who has already dismissed the claim as "outright lies". Lacson was accidentally present during Dy's meeting with Sotto. Lacson said that he mentioned the conversation to Lito Banayo, who is Marcos' apparent source of her claims.
Senators Erwin and Raffy Tulfo, Bam Aquino, Sherwin Gatchalian, Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan, Risa Hontiveros, and JV Ejercito seconded the motion.
Senator Raffy called the video a "hao siao" video, a colloquial term referring to illegitimate personalities or those pretending to be officials.
Senator Rodante Marcoleta objected to Zubiri's motion, while Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano later asked Marcos to withdraw the video.
Marcos then agreed to withdraw the video from the Senate records.

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