Despite her perceived closeness to Vice President Sara Duterte, reelectionist Senator Imee Marcos said she will not recuse herself from the impeachment trial.
“Well, I don’t think it’s necessary,” Marcos told reporters during a press briefing at the Senate on Tuesday, February 18.
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“Well, I don’t think it’s necessary,” Marcos told reporters during a press briefing at the Senate on Tuesday, February 18.
READ MORE: https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/18/imee-marcos-says-she-won-t-recuse-from-vp-sara-impeachment-trial
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00:00I don't think it's necessary.
00:05You can be close to a person, I'm very close to the President as well, he's my brother.
00:09So I'm clearly related to him, I'm related to quite a number of officials as you well
00:15know, both in the Congress as well as in the local government.
00:20But I think we are fully aware of our duties as senators and we'll study all the evidence
00:28that will be provided and rule and vote on all that exactly as presented.
00:59I don't think it's necessary, because life is so hard, can't we go back to the real
01:05problem of the people, the price of rice and gasoline, the lack of jobs, the lack of
01:11aid and the need for real help?