Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa (File photo from the Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos hosted a “casual dinner” for senators in Malacañang on Tuesday night.
Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa confirmed this in an ambush interview with reporters on Wednesday.
“We will not go there without an invitation. He and the first lady invited us. The first couple invited us for dinner — just a casual dinner,” dela Rosa said.
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Dela Rosa did not provide details of the dinner.
A photo shared by Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. shows 18 senators at the gathering, including dela Rosa: Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, Lito Lapid, Raffy Tulfo, Jinggoy Estrada, Christopher “Bong” Go, Sonny Angara, Alan Peter Cayetano, Mark Villar, JV Ejercito, Francis Tolentino, Nancy Binay, Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe, Imee Marcos, and Pia Cayetano.