President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Wednesday called on senators to 'get back to work,' after plenary sessions have been stalled due to a “no show” from the majority bloc.
“Get back to work. Get back to work because it’s important, ang dami nating kailangang gawin,” Marcos said.
“I’m afraid whatever all these events that we have been witnessing has thrown the Senate and its leadership, the whole Senate, into whole disarray. It has discredited the leadership. It stopped the essential business of legislation in government,” Marcos added. The President said this in an ambush interview in Manila City where he led the ceremonial turnover of the Socio-Civic Projects Fund Financial Assistance during a meet and greet with the presidential scholars.
“Why does the legislature decide to stop working? I don’t understand that,” he added.the passage of the priority measures of the Marcos administration before the sine die adjournment of the first regular session of the 20th Congress this week. Earlier this year, Marcos approved 21 priority measures during a Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council full meeting.
This includes the proposed Anti-Political Dynasty Law, Independent People’s Commission Act, Travel Tax Abolition, and Citizen Access and Disclosure of Expenditures for National Accountability Act, among others.
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