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The vice president’s remark came days after an alleged foiled “coup” against Marcos’ cousin, Speaker Martin Romualdez, and her resignation from the Lakas-CMD, where Romualdez serves as president.

Marcos described himself as the “official BFF” and “number one fan” of Duterte. Romualdez was also present at the launch.

Marcos and Duterte were running mates in the May 2022 elections.

passing through Kidapawan City in North Cotabato.

the President.

The Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act has also been approved by the Senate on third reading, and needs only its House counterpart before it can move forward.

The Maharlika Investment Fund only secured the Senate’s third reading approval at 2:32 a.m. Wednesday, after an 11-hour marathon session taken up by extensive line-by-line amendments to the bill.

Apart from these measures, the First Regular Session also saw the Senate hold exhaustive investigations into various issues of national concern, including skyrocketing prices and smuggling in the agriculture sector; the malversation of public funds; and the shutdown at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), among others. Before adjournment, the Senate ratified the bicameral conference report on the ‘One Town, One Product’ (OTOP) bill, an Act institutionalizing the OTOP Philippines program.

Zubiri assured that the Senate will remain hard at work throughout the sine die adjournment.

The Senate and the House of Representatives will return to work on July 24, 2023 when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers his second State of the Nation Address at the Batasan Pambansa Complex in Quezon City. (By Javier Joe Ismael/ ManilaTimes.net) n

Her post came after her close political ally, former president and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, was demoted from senior deputy speaker to deputy speaker.

Arroyo has denied planning a coup to oust Romualdez.

In a speech during the launch of Pier 88 in Cebu on May 27,

Duterte, concurrent education secretary, celebrated her birthday without fanfare and instead climbed the country’s highest mountain, Mt. Apo, on the eve of her natal day.

Due to tight security implemented to cover her climb, she and her close-in party descended through the trail

Duterte did not have any schedule Wednesday that was recorded with the Office of the Vice President. She was said to have spent the day with her family in Davao City.

The eldest daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte served thrice as Davao City mayor and once as vice mayor. A lawyer, Duterte makes sure she is able to discharge her tasks as the country’s second highest official and at the same time be a doting mother to her three children. n