Senator Imee Marcos. (Senate PRIB Photo)
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Imee Marcos on Friday expressed her hopes for a more “smooth sailing” Senate under the administration of her brother, President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
“Hindi naman siguro lihim na si President [Rodrigo] Duterte, nagkaproblema sa lehislatura, sa Senado,” she said in an interview with GMA News. “[Sana] wala nang veto veto masyado. Wala nang pagtutunggali. Mga blue-ribbon [committee], kahit papaano mapag-usapan at imbestigahan nang todo-todo. Wala na masyadong alitan between the two branches of government.”
(It is no secret that President Duterte had a problem with the legislative side, in the Senate…So this time, I hope lesser bills or resolutions will be vetoed. No more disputes. I hope issues in the blue-ribbon committee can be thoroughly discussed and investigated without much disagreement. And I hope the two branches of the government will have less conflict.)
Throughout his six-year term, Duterte has turned down a number of bills and resolutions, including the establishment of the Human Rights Institute by the Commission on Human Rights, the Anti-“Endo” Bill, the Security of Tenure Bill, and the SIM Card Registration Bill.
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