Sen. Imee Marcos Explains Decision To Leave All Senators’ Group Chat
IMEE MARCOS – The presidential sister and Senator left the group chat of all the senators of the 20th Congress.
The Senate had a shakeup amid the flood control mess in the Philippines. Sen. Chiz Escudero was ousted from the Senate presidency and replaced by then-Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto. Escudero’s ouster came after he admitted that he received a P30-million campaign donation from one of the contractors mentioned by Pres. Bongbong Marcos.
The contractor who donated P30-million for the campaign of Sen. Chiz Escudero claimed that the money came from his own pocket and not the construction firm’s fund. Aside from the said allegation, a former undersecretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways, Roberto Bernardo, also claimed that Escudero allegedly received a P160-million kickback from flood control projects.
Dismissed DPWH engineer Brice Hernandez also accused senators Jinggoy Estrada and Joel Villanueva of allegedly receiving kickback from the flood control projects. Both senators denied the allegations.
Now, most of the members of the so-called Duterte bloc are part of the Minority bloc in the Senate following the shakeup in the chamber. One of them is presidential sister and Sen. Imee Marcos.
Sen. Imee Marcos sided with the Duterte family in the controversial arrest and the transfer of custody of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. The Filipino populace also witnessed the deep friendship that she shares with Vice Pres. Sara Duterte.
Amid the flood control issue in the Philippines as well as the recent issues between the senators, Sen. Imee Marcos recently left the group chat of the senators of the 20th Congress. Through a post on social media, the presidential Sister claimed that the contents of the group chat, the Senate session, and the hearings are allegedly harassment towards their fellow senators.
According to the Senator, then when calamity strikes, the senators help in calling for unity but, now, the senators are allegedly focused on destroying each other’s reputation. She stressed that she just wants to work. Here’s the post of Sen. Imee Marcos:
Previously, amid the political turmoil in the Philippine government, Sen. Imee Marcos claimed that she will stand against the appointment of Justice Secretary Boying Remulla as Ombudsman for Vice Pres. Sara Duterte and her family.