In an interview before going to Canberra, Australia, Marcos said it would be costly if the midterm elections and the plebiscite for the ratification of the proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution would be done separately.
“It’s still under study but we’ll come to a conclusion very very soon,” Marcos said in a media interview before leaving the country for his visit to Canberra, Australia, when asked if he is in favor of the increase in PhilHealth’s contributions.
Marcos issued the statement, in response to recent developments in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) where there is a reported presence of a Chinese warship and a notable surge in electronic communications disruptions affecting the Philippine vessels.
"Today, it's my honor to sign into law two bills which not only honor two key sectors of society, but mandate measures that protect their rights and promote their development," Marcos said in his speech during the signing of the two bills at Malacañan Palace's Ceremonial Hall.
President Marcos relayed this to former United Nations (UN) secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, now the president of the assembly and chair of the Council of GGGI, during the latter’s courtesy call in Malacañang in Manila.
“Masaya ako as secretary ng Department of Education na mayroong ang appreciation ang mga kababayan natin sa ginagawang trabaho ng ating mga frontliners (As DepEd Secretary, I'm happy that our fellow Filipinos appreciate the work of our frontliners)," Duterte said in a radio interview.
“Politics should not be in the service of one party, should not be in the service of one person, certainly. Namumulitika tayo dahil mayroon tayong gustong gawin (We enter politics because we want to do something),” Marcos said.
The President made the statement after six soldiers were killed in clashes with the Islamic State-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) group in a remote village in Munai, Lanao del Norte on Feb. 18.