Palace Speaks on Marcos Admin Side Following Senate Election
MARCOS ADMIN – Malacañang announced that the administration welcomes the “legitimate oppositionists” but will fight the “obstructionists”.
The 2025 Elections are over and the transmitted election returns is already past 97%. Currently, there are already looming victories of the senatorial candidates. The expected set of senatorial winners is a mix of candidates coming from different political parties and teams.
The Marcos administration backed the senatorial slate of the Alyansa Para Sa Pagbabago. Pres. Bongbong Marcos led the campaign of the Alyansa which he called his “dream team”. He called on the Filipinos to vote for the bets of the grand alliance for the continuity of the projects and programs of the government.
Marcos Jr. boasted that the Alyansa candidates all have experience in public service. According to him, he is one lucky president if all the candidates of the grand alliance will win the 2025 Elections.
However, amid the campaign period, presidential sister and Senator Imee Marcos left the senate slate of the Marcos admin due to the arrest of former Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Here are the senatorial bets of the Alyansa Para Sa Pagbabago:
- Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos
- Makati City Mayor Abby Binay
- Senator Pia Cayetano
- Sen. Lito Lapid
- Sen. Francis Tolentino
- Senator Ramon ”Bong” Revilla Jr.
- former Sen. Manny Pacquiao
- former Senator Panfilo Lacson
- former Senator Vicente Sotto III,
- Deputy Speaker Camille Villar
- former Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin Tulfo
Currently, 97% of the election returns have been transmitted. Based on the partial and unofficial result of the 2025 Senatorial Elections, six (6) candidates from the grand alliance are set to make it to the Top 12:
- Go, Christopher ‘Bong”
- Aquino, Bam
- Dela Rosa, Ronald “Bato”
- Tulfo, Erwin
- Pangilinan, Kiko
- Marcoleta, Rodante
- Lacson, Ping
- Sotto, Tito
- Cayetano, Pia
- Villar, Camille
- Lapid, Lito
- Marcos, Imee
Based on a report on GMA News, Malacañang said Pres. Bongbong Marcos expects that the winners of the 2025 Elections will work to respond to the needs of the Filipino people. Palace press undersecretary Claire Castro stressed that the work of the senators are for the people and not for their personal interest.
“Ngayon po na naboto na po ang susunod na leaders natin, umaasa ang Pangulo na ang bawat isa, ang lahat sa kanila na binoto ng sambayanan ay tutugon sa pangangailangan ng taumbayan. Ang trabaho po nila ay para sa bayan, para sa taumbayan, hindi para sa iilang interes,” Castro said.
The Malacañang press officer also said that Pres. Bongbong Marcos welcomes the election winners regardless of which political color they came from to unite and address the needs of the people.
“Anumang kulay ‘yan, wine-welcome po talaga ng Pangulo na magkaisa ang bawat leaders natin para tugunan kung anuman ang problema at mabigyang solusyon ang pangangailangan ng kababayan natin,” she said.
Based on the report, Atty. Claire Castro said the Marcos admin expects the presence of the legit members of the opposition. However, the Palace also warned that it will fight the ‘self-centered obstructionists’.
”Inaasahan din po ng administrasyon ang presensya ng lehitimong oppositionist pero lalabanan po ang mga obstructionist na nagtatago sa pangalan ng oppositionist… mga obstructionist na maaaring pansarili lamang ang kanilang ilalaban,” Castro expressed.
According to the Palace official, the legitimate oppositionists fight for the welfare of the Filipino people while the obstructionists do nothing but destroy the government and will not see any positive in the actions of the government. The obstructionists are allegedly just after their own interest.
Following the 2025 Elections, Pres. Bongbong Marcos thanked the Filipino people who voted. According to him, while not all the candidates of the Alyansa made it to the Top 12, their work and mission continue.