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STA. ROSA, Laguna \u2014 For the second time, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not acknowledge his sister, Senator Imee Marcos, while endorsing the Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas\u2019 Senate candidates on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n During the rally, Marcos Jr. emphasized that the coalition has 11 senatorial candidates<\/strong>, leading to further speculation that Imee may no longer be fully aligned with the group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n “Let us unite for our alliance. Let us not turn the Alyansa into a coalition of ten, 11 persons, 11 candidates running for senator with the Alyansa,”<\/strong> he told the crowd.<\/p>\n Imee was not present at the event<\/strong>, similar to the previous day’s campaign rally in Trece Martires, Cavite<\/strong>, where the president also did not mention her name<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Imee is one of three administration candidates who were reportedly unsettled by the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n However, while Sen. Pia Cayetano and Rep. Camille Villar\u2014who also expressed concerns\u2014were still acknowledged by Marcos Jr., Imee remained absent from his speech<\/strong>.<\/p>\n When asked about being left out<\/strong>, Imee brushed off the issue, stating:<\/p>\n “It’s okay, after all, I already said that I would focus on investigating the illegal events that took place when former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte was taken.”<\/strong><\/p>\n She reiterated that her priority is looking into Duterte\u2019s extradition<\/strong>, questioning why the government allowed a Filipino citizen to be surrendered to a foreign institution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Despite Marcos Jr.\u2019s continued silence on Imee<\/strong>, Alyansa campaign manager Toby Tiangco<\/strong> assured that there are no discussions about removing any candidate from the slate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Villar, who missed the last two rallies due to illness, was spotted campaigning in Caloocan City over the weekend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STA. ROSA, Laguna \u2014 For the second time, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not acknowledge his sister, Senator Imee Marcos, while endorsing the Alyansa Para Sa Bagong Pilipinas\u2019 Senate candidates on Saturday. Marcos Jr. Highlights 11 Candidates, Skips Imee During the rally, Marcos Jr. emphasized that the coalition has 11 senatorial candidates, leading to further speculation that Imee may no longer be fully aligned with the group. “Let us unite for our alliance. Let us not turn the Alyansa into a coalition of ten, 11 persons, 11 candidates running for senator with the Alyansa,” he told the crowd. Imee was not present at the event, similar to the previous day’s campaign rally in Trece Martires, Cavite, where the president also did not mention her name. Possible Rift Over Duterte\u2019s Arrest? Imee is one of three administration candidates who were reportedly unsettled by the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. However, while Sen. Pia Cayetano and Rep. Camille Villar\u2014who also expressed concerns\u2014were still acknowledged by Marcos Jr., Imee remained absent from his speech. Imee Responds to the Omission When asked about being left out, Imee brushed off the issue, stating: “It’s okay, after all, I already said that I would focus on investigating the illegal events that took place when former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte was taken.” She reiterated that her priority is looking into Duterte\u2019s extradition, questioning why the government allowed a Filipino citizen to be surrendered to a foreign institution. No Official Confirmation on Imee\u2019s Status Despite Marcos Jr.\u2019s continued silence on Imee, Alyansa campaign manager Toby Tiangco assured that there are no discussions about removing any candidate from the slate. Meanwhile, Villar, who missed the last two rallies due to illness, was spotted campaigning in Caloocan City over the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18301],"tags":[19230,19231,19173,19232],"class_list":["post-20829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-state-of-the-nation","tag-alyansa-coalition","tag-bonbong-marcos","tag-election-2025","tag-imee-marcos"],"yoast_head":"\nMarcos Jr. Highlights 11 Candidates, Skips Imee<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Possible Rift Over Duterte\u2019s Arrest?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Imee Responds to the Omission<\/strong><\/h3>\n
No Official Confirmation on Imee\u2019s Status<\/strong><\/h3>\n