DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte reiterated his longstanding call for mandatory hair follicle drug testing for all government officials, following Sen. Imee Marcos’ disclosure about her brother, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday night, Nov. 17. In a statement...
A desperate move. This was how Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro described Senator Imee Marcos ' drug allegations against her brother, President Marcos. In her vlog, Castro questioned the senator 's intention in claiming that her brother is using illegal...
On the second day of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) anti-corruption rally on Monday, November 17, Senator Imee Marcos took the stage and claimed her brother President Marcos, his wife, Liza and their children of having used illegal drugs. The senator, a known ally of former president Rodrigo Duterte...
Senator Imee Marcos, on Thursday, Nov. 13, questioned the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) over what she described as a “specious and suspicious” report regarding an alleged warrant of arrest supposedly issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against...
Senator Imee Marcos on Thursday, Nov. 13, said former lawmaker Zaldy Co will attend the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing online, while the invited congressmen will be there to defend former House Speaker Martin Romualdez amid allegations linking him to the anomalous flood control project...
Witnesses in the upcoming Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing scheduled on Friday, Nov. 14, are expected to withdraw their statements after their families were threatened. Senator Imee Marcos said this in an interview on Wednesday, Nov. 12, ahead of the continuation of the panel 's probe...
Some senators on Wednesday, October 8, welcomed the appointment of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as the new Ombudsman, saying his experience in the field of investigation is an advantage for him. “It’s a big deal that he has a vast background in investigation at the Department of...
Senator Imee Marcos on Friday, October 3 said there is no need for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to rush the crafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the newly-enacted Konektadong Pinoy (KP) Act. Marcos pointed this out as she described the...
Vice President Sara Duterte met with senators of the so-called Duterte bloc on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Duterte did not disclose the purpose of her visit, which was intended for Senator Rodante Marcoleta, rushing to meet with him as she arrived before 2 p.m. in the Senate. Later during her visit,...
Senator Imee Marcos, on Monday, Sept. 15, denied talks within the minority bloc regarding a supposed plan to hatch a coup and change the leadership in the Upper Chamber. "Hindi. Wala. Walang pinag-uusapan na ganoon (No. Nothing. Nothing like that is being discussed)," she said in a press...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Thursday, Sept. 4, warned Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma on Thursday. Sept. 4, that he will move to defer the agency’s 2026 budget if it fails to improve performance and remove erring field inspectors who neglect their duties. Tulfo...
Malacañang questioned the basis of Senator Imee Marcos’ for blocking the possible appointment of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla as Ombudsman, saying that delivering justice is meant to serve the nation, not a select few. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the...
