Pres. Bongbong Marcos Expresses Understanding on Decision of Senator Imee
MARCOS – The President spoke his side on the decision of his sister, Senator Imee, to leave the senate slate of the administration.
The filing of the Certificate of Candidacy (COC) for the 2025 Midterm Election starts today. Prior to the period set for the filing of the COCs, there are political parties that have expressed support to senatorial bets and the candidates for other positions.
For the election set on May 2025, a grand alliance of five (5) political parties in the Philippines is supporting a senate slate composed of the following:
- Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos,
- Makati City Mayor Abby Binay,
- Senator Pia Cayetano,
- Senator Lito Lapid,
- Senator Francis Tolentino,
- Senator Imee Marcos,
- Senator Ramon ”Bong” Revilla Jr.,
- former Senator Manny Pacquiao,
- former Senator Panfilo Lacson
- former Senator Vicente Sotto III,
- Deputy Speaker Camille Villar, and
- former Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin Tulfo
The grand alliance is composed of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP), National Unity Party, Lakas-CMD, Nacionalista Party, and the Nationalist People’s Coalition. The announcement of the admin’s senatorial bets was made by Pres. Bongbong Marcos during the Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas Convention.
The senate slate that is endorsed by Pres. Marcos is composed of senatorial bets coming from different political parties. However, Senator Imee Marcos decided to leave the admin’s senatorial slate.
According to Sen. Imee Marcos, her decision to leave the admin’s senate slate is for the situation of her brother, Pres. Bongbong. She acknowledged that it would be hard to “stand alone” but she prefers it.
Recently, Pres. Bongbong Marcos reacted to the decision of his sister, Sen. Imee Marcos, to withdraw her inclusion in the admin’s senatorial slate. Based on a report on Inquirer, the Chief Executive expressed acceptance and understanding of his sister’s decision.
“That’s fine. That happens. I’ve run as an independent myself, many times. And so that is her choice,” Pres. Bongbong Marcos said.
The Chief Executive further said that the decision of his sister may give her “a little bit more scope and freedom to make her own schedule and campaign in the way that she would like to do”. Meanwhile, based on the report, the President said that if the Senator decides to join their campaign sorties, she is very welcome.