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Imee quits Alyansa
Senator Imee Marcos has withdrawn from her brother's administration-backed Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas, citing the administration's actions regarding the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
She stated she "cannot stand on the same campaign platform as the rest of the Alyansa" and that she will continue to maintain her independence.
Marcos believes government officials were "hiding essential facts" during a Senate hearing on Duterte's arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
She indicated that by invoking executive privilege and the sub judice rule, government witnesses appeared to be hiding essential facts.
Marcos suggested that the "deliberate effort to obscure the truth" raised suspicions that the Constitution may have been disregarded and Philippine sovereignty diminished.
Several cabinet members, including the Secretaries of Defense, Justice, and Interior and Local Government, denied colluding with the ICC regarding Duterte's arrest.
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Senator Imee Marcos admitted that the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte made her uncomfortable attending campaign sorties for the Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial slate.
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Reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos skipped the Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial rally in Cavite to focus on the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte concerning the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Senator Imee Marcos expressed uncertainty about her inclusion in the administration's senatorial slate following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s omission of her in his endorsement speech.
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Navotas Representative and Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas campaign manager Toby Tiangco stated that there have been no discussions about dropping Senator Imee Marcos and Las Piñas Representative Camille Villar from the administration's senatorial slate.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has yet to publicly comment on whether his sister, Senator Imee Marcos, remains part of the coalition he supports, Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas (APBP).
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