Senator Imee Marcos (L) and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez. | PHOTOS: Senate PRIB and House of Representatives
ILOILO CITY – Senator Imee Marcos revealed she hasn’t been speaking much with her cousin, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez.
In a press conference here on Wednesday, Feb. 12, the senator said she does greet Romualdez in public functions.
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“I think there’s basic courtesy when I see him in public during bill signings and other public occasions, pero siguro naiinis na yun sa akin, papaano? I did not agree with the People’s Initiative to amend the constitution. I also did not agree with the budget and other issues,” she said.
Article continues after this advertisementMarcos’ statement came in response to a question regarding her relationship with the House Speaker in light of the impeachment petition against Vice President Sara Duterte, whom the senator considers a friend.
Article continues after this advertisementMarcos said she was uncertain when asked if she would also appear with the PDP-Laban’s senatorial slate after already appearing with the administration’s Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas official campaign launch in Ilocos Norte.
ChocoVron Vice President Marissa Lourdes Yala told the Philippine News Agency on the sidelines of the US-PH 2024 Trade Mission Conference at The Manila Hotel on Friday, October 18, that the P500 million (US$8.75 million) expansion plan of the company will triple the capacity of its production facility in San Pedro, Laguna.
While the Marcos administration has been exerting efforts to attract more green power developments to the market, the sector may be dealing with some hitches as the projects are now “being processed for termination” due to the companies’ failure to meet committed timelines, the agency noted Sunday.
no deposit casino real money“I am not certain. May nagsasabi na namamangka ako sa dalawang ilog, naniniguro, manggagamit. Hindi naman siguro. I just really don’t like trouble. You know what, I’m still the sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.,” she said./###
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