Marcos denies hand in Zubiri’s ouster as Senate President

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denied a hand in the recent change of leadership in the Senate.In an interview with reporters in Brunei, Marcos said that while he is aware of plans to oust the Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri , the decision was made by Zubiri’s fellow lawmakers in the upper chamber..“I guess if you’re Senate President , the only power that be is the President. So, I’m not sure what he is referring to. If that is a specific instance or just as a general principle. I don’t know.

Marcos also denied speaking with any other senators regarding the matter, noting that he was out of time the day the Senate elected Escudero as the new Senate President, the third highest government official.“So, that’s the extent. That‘s how I was basically informed at every step of the way but it moves so quickly as well. But of course, we knew the state of the voting. When that was still being collected, the votes were still being collected by Senator Chiz,” he said.

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