Pres. Bongbong Marcos Meets w/ House Lawmakers, PCO Says ‘Event for Close In Coverage Only’
PCO – The Presidential Communications Commission confirmed that Pres. Bongbong Marcos met with some House members for “scheduled fellowship”.
Pres. Bongbong Marcos has previously aired his side on certain issues surrounding Vice Pres. Sara Duterte. After a member of the House of Representatives confirmed that an impeachment plan is on the works against Vice Pres. Duterte, the Chief Executive admitted sending a message to the House members about it.
Marcos Jr. admitted that he told the House members not to file an impeachment complaint against Duterte. According to the Chief Executive, he told them in a private message that in a larger scheme, “Sara is unimportant”. Meanwhile, it is unclear if the recent meeting of the President with some House members has something to do with the impeachment complaint filed against the Vice President.
The Presidential Communications Office confirmed that Pres. Bongbong Marcos met with some House members for a fellowship. Based on a report on GMA News, the PCO said that the meeting of the Chief Executive with the lawmakers in the lower chamber was already scheduled.
“The gathering is meant to be a fellowship between the Office of the President and members of the House of Representatives which was already scheduled some time ago,” the PCO said.
Based on the report, the PCO further expressed that the event between Pres. Bongbong Marcos and some members of the House of Representatives “is for close in coverage only”. The office did not provide further details regarding the meeting.
Aside from the previous statement of Marcos Jr. wherein he stressed that an impeachment plan will not benefit any Filipino and will only tie up the Senate and the House of Representatives, Malacañang also issued a statement after an impeachment complaint was filed against Duterte.
Malacañang clarified that the office of Pres. Bongbong Marcos has nothing to do with the impeachment complaint versus Vice Pres. Duterte. Presidential sister Senator Imee Marcos is also against the impeachment plan.