Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday responded to the fresh remarks of her nephew, House Majority Leader and Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos, after he criticized her for accusing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his family of illegal drug use. In a Facebook post, the senator said Sandro...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson described as “Un-Filipino” the accusations thrown by Sen. Imee Marcos against her brother President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. and the First Family. Lacson made the statement on Tuesday, November 18, saying that while siblings...
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...
Newly-appointed Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said he would focus on governance and will deliberately stay out of the limelight. "For me to be effective, I will be deliberately staying out of the limelight. I will not be chasing headlines, but deadlines," Recto said in a statement on Monday, Nov....
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...
Malacañang affirmed that no one, including President Marcos, is exempted from the investigation of the massive flood control anomalies. The statement of Marcos, saying that no one is immune to the investigation of the massive flood control corruption, also applies to him, the Malacañang said. "Of...
Malacañang has bared that Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman have resigned from their respective posts "out of delicadeza" after their offices were linked to the flood control anomalies. President Marcos has appointed Finance Secretary Ralph...
A group of education workers stressed that the call for accountability in government must go beyond political favoritism, saying both President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte should face formal investigations over corruption allegations. “The fight for accountability cannot...
Malacañang said Vice President Sara Duterte should not pretend to be clean or be a hero when she, herself, is facing corruption allegations. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro on Monday, Nov. 17, hit back at Duterte for criticizing President Marcos ' handling...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Monday, Nov. 17, neither confirmed nor denied that he has been replaced as executive secretary. "Let 's wait for the official announcement," Bersamin said in a message when asked if it was true that he has been replaced. Bersamin also denied on Sunday,...
President Marcos has declared special non-working days to mark founding anniversaries and local celebrations in six municipalities and two cities around the country. Marcos issued Proclamation Nos. 1088 to 1095 on Nov. 12. Proclamation No. 1088 declared Nov. 20 a special non-working day in...
