Marcos Says Watching Senate Drama with 'Horror'

Marcos: What happened to the Senate?

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday, May 29, joined many others in expressing disappointment and shock over the recent chaotic scenes at the Senate, an institution he once served. Responding to questions in an interview with the Philippine media in Tokyo, Japan, Marcos said the tensions and chaos at the upper chamber since the Senate coup that installed Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president was “very” concerning. “I …

Marcos says watching Senate drama with 'horror'

MANILA, Philippines —President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said he watched "with horror" the recent controversies surrounding the Senate as the issues are becoming "personal."Marcos, a former senator, said he has observed a shift in Senate discourse away from professional deliberation."Very [concerning]. I watched with horror that the Senate has become this," Marcos said during a media interview in Tokyo, Japan, recalling his earlier discussi…