Marcos meets with Escudero, other senators after Zubiri's ouster

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17163426890651716342716139.jpeg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><em style="text-align:left">Photo courtesy of Liza Araneta-Marcos/Instagram</em></span></span></span>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with newly elected Senate President Francis &quot;Chiz&quot; Escudero and other senators following the removal of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri from the chamber&#x27;s top post.</div><p>Marcos and his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos hosted a get-together with several senators and their spouses, as shown in an Instagram post by the first lady on Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-line;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Had a nice time breaking bread with the Senators &amp; their spouses</span>,&quot; Araneta-Marcos wrote in the post.</p><p>Escudero earlier said that he had accepted the Palace&#x27;s invitation to the Senate for a &quot;social dinner&quot; on Tuesday night.</p><p>Other new Senate leaders present at the gathering were Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada and Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/21/new-senate-leaders-emerge-as-some-panels-remain-vacant-1159" id="isPasted">READ: New Senate leaders emerge </a></div><p>Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Robinhood Padilla, Raffy Tulfo, Mark Villar, Grace Poe, Cynthia Villar, Loren Legarda, and Sherwin Gatchalian also attended the dinner.</p><p>Escudero said Sen. Imee Marcos arrived in the gathering after the photo was taken. </p><p><strong></strong>Sen. Bong Revilla told ABS-CBN News his wife Rep. Lani Mercado represented him at the dinner as he was still recuperating from surgery.<strong></strong></p><p>Zubiri and some of his allies in the Senate — Sonny Angara, Nancy Binay, JV Ejercito, and Joel Villanueva — were absent from the photo posted by the first lady.</p><p>Zubiri had said he was stepping down from his post after he &quot;failed to follow instructions from the powers that be.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/21/-no-outside-forces-jinggoy-says-palace-speaker-had-no-hand-in-zubiri-s-ouster-1556" id="isPasted">READ: &#x27;No outside forces&#x27;: Jinggoy says Palace, Speaker had no hand in Zubiri&#x27;s ouster</a></div><p>Estrada on Tuesday said that neither he, the Palace, nor Speaker Martin Romualdez had a hand in the Senate shakeup.</p><p>On Tuesday, Marcos extended support to Escudero&#x27;s election as the new Senate president.</p><p>Escudero&#x27;s &quot;legislative record and commitment to public service have distinguished him as a dedicated leader,&quot; Marcos said in a statement on social media.</p><p>&quot;I am confident that under his leadership, the Senate will continue to prioritize transformative laws to achieve our shared vision for a Bagong Pilipinas,&quot; Marcos also said, referencing the administration&#x27;s brand and slogan.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/21/marcos-extends-support-to-escudero-as-new-senate-president-838" id="isPasted">READ: Marcos extends support to Escudero as new Senate president</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/21/escudero-says-he-started-campaigning-for-senate-presidency-last-week-1646" id="isPasted">READ: Escudero says he started campaigning for Senate presidency last week</a><span></span><span></span><br/></div>

<p>Marcos and his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos hosted a get-together with several senators and their spouses, as shown in an Instagram post by the first lady on Wednesday.</p>

Marcos and his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos hosted a get-together with several senators and their spouses, as shown in an Instagram post by the first lady on Wednesday.

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Marcos meets with Escudero, other senators after Senate shakeup

Marcos meets with Escudero, other senators after Senate shakeup

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Published May 22, 2024 09:53 AM PHT

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Updated May 22, 2024 12:29 PM PHT

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