Isang maanghang na patutsada ang ibinato ng isang mataas na opisyal ng Kamara kay Senador Imee Marcos na nagpahayag kamakailan ng pagkabahala sa suporta ng kanyang kapatid na si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. sa pag-amyenda ng mga specific restrictive economic provision ng Saligang Batas.

“Kung ako si Senator – kapatid pa naman si Sen. Imee, tutulungan ko [ang PBBM admin] kasi the success of his brother is the success of our country and this only the economic provisions and there is no political. So iyon po ang puwede kong masabi. We will follow the President [on amending the restrictive economic provisions of the Constitution],” pahayag ni Senior Deputy Speaker at Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales Jr. sa isang press conference.

“The policies set out by the President are aimed at improving the lives of all 114 million Filipinos, and not just a few. As the idiomatic expression goes: A rising tide lifts all boats,” dagdag niya. 

“We’re all on the same boat or cruise ship called M/S Philippines. Why can’t she just help her brother succeed?” tanong ni Gonzales. “President BBM is the duly-elected President of the Republic with a resounding 31 million votes – the highest in history.”

Sinabi niya na halos kalahati iyon ng bilang ng populasyon ng botante sa bansa na 67 milyon.

“If I were a senator, I would listen to the President because this (economic amendments to the Constitution) is our (Congress’) Valentine’s gift to him; this is for the good of the country, and only for the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution and that is very, very clear in Senate Resolution of Both Houses 6,” mariing ipinahayag ng mambabatas.

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