Senator Imee Marcos on Wednesday warned that late-night water rationing could extend into daytime and that drought could occur in lowland farms. Marcos noted dam water levels go down faster this summer and the level at Angat Dam—the main source of drinking water for Metro Manila and irrigation...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, March 24 bared that "many" individuals, "who initially did not want to serve in the government," have now expressed interest to be Cabinet members of a possible Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. administration. Imee said during the Pandesal Forum that "many are now...
Senator Imee Marcos, sister of frontrunning presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., is pushing for a "hybrid" election system, where votes will be counted not only electronically but also manually, to ensure integrity of the elections as well as to have "evidentiary requirements"...
Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Cusi faction Sec-Gen. Melvin Matibag brought up Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel Jr's campaign history during the 2019 senatorial midterm elections, wherein he ran alongside Senator Imee Marcos, sister to presidential bet Ferdinand...
Smartmatic, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) poll technology provider, should be wary of its employees and vet them carefully, senators on Sunday said. Sen. Imee Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Electoral Reforms, made the call after the panel’s discovery that a Smartmatic employee...
The government can review the current structure of the excise tax laws but it should not do so at the expense of fixing the series of increases in the prices of petroleum, Senator Imee Marcos said on Sunday, March 20. Marcos, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, said the immediate...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday admitted that their camp is still hopeful that President Duterte would one day finally agree to endorse the candidacy of her brother former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. The senator said that while Marcos, Jr. is leading the presidential surveys for the...
The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) party chaired by Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is looking into the implications of the data breach on Smartmatic, the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) service contractor for the upcoming May 9 polls. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte (left) speaking with...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should look into the “security breach” in Smarmatic’s servers following the statement of Senator Imee Marcos that its automation polling system has been compromised, the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday, March 17. Vice President Leni...
After about two months of investigation and various denials from different concerned agencies, lawmakers on Thursday, March 17 confirmed that there was "indeed a security breach" in the operations of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) service contractor, Smartmatic. Senator Imee Marcos,...
"You cannot stop people from wanting to serve." Presidential candidate and UniTeam member Bongbong Marcos had this to say on the topic of political dynasties during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay news forum Wednesday morning, March 16. Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos (left) and his son Sandro...
The Senate Committee on Economic Affairs on Tuesday, March 15 formed a technical working group (TWG) to iron-out various concepts and proposals on how to develop the energy rich 24-million hectare undersea Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) off eastern Luzon. This came after Senator Imee Marcos,...
