Senator Imee Marcos believed on Sunday that the next Senate president should be selected from the senatorial slate of the UniTeam.
“I think everyone agreed na dapat ‘yung mangyari sa Senate ay UniTeam pa rin. Isang majority na matibay na talagang 13 (senators) ang maaasahan na boto,” Marcos said in an interview in Super Radyo dzBB.
(I believe that everyone agreed that the next Senate President should come from UniTeam, a large majority with 13 reliable votes.)
“Dapat ganoon sana kasi sa dami ng problema natin dapat mabilis tayo at malakas ang dating ng mga batas na kinakailangan natin,” she added.
(It should be like that because with the number of problems we have, we should be fast, and the laws we need are strong.)
Marcos previously stated that she would not pursue the Senate presidency or any other leadership role in the 19th Congress.
Senator Sonny Angara revealed recently that Imee and Senator-elect Loren Legarda had indicated an interest in the job of Senate president pro tempore, the second-highest position in the Upper Chamber.
So far, it has been reported that Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senator Cynthia Villar, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, and Senator-elect Francis Escudero are contending for the Senate presidency.
Next Senate President should be from UniTeam – Imee Marcos
According to reports, Imee supported Villar’s quest for Senate presidency.
When asked about a prospective term-sharing Senate presidency, Imee emphasized that all options were “on the table.”
“Lahat ng kandidato, sa ano mang election, ay kinakailangan bukas ang isipan, sakripisyo, compromise, and have some level of negotiation–kasi ang sagwa naman na magsisimula ang bagong administrasyon na nag-aaway-away,” Imee Marcos said.
(All candidates, in any election, need to be open-minded, must sacrifice, compromise, and have some level of negotiation–because it would be ugly if the new administration is quarreling.)
“I think everything is on the table as far as I know. For me, everything is on the table, pwedeng pag-usapan ang lahat. Hindi ko lang alam kung ganun kabukas ang isipan ng iba,” she added.
(I think everything is on the table as far as I know. For me, everything is on the table. Everything can be discussed. I just don’t know if other people’s minds are that open.)
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