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Then Ilocos Norte governor Imee Marcos is accompanied by her brother Ferdinand Marcos Jr. after filing her certificate of candidacy for the 2019 senatorial race at the Comelec headquarters on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Jonathan  Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178003118544720181016-coc-imee-marcos-JC-2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Then Ilocos Norte governor Imee Marcos is accompanied by her brother Ferdinand Marcos Jr. after filing her certificate of candidacy for the 2019 senatorial race at the Comelec headquarters on Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Jonathan  Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Sen. Imee Marcos “should fire” whoever gave her wrong information that he wanted a “no elections” scenario in 2028.</p><p>In the Kapihan in Tokyo as part of his State Visit, the President called his sister’s claim “fake news.” </p><p>&quot;You know, fake news hurts everyone. Not only those that fake news is attacking, but also those who are purveying that fake news,&quot; Marcos told reporters.</p><p>&quot;The purveyors of fake news are also damaged by this… She should choose her sources of information,&quot; he added.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1014451358112475%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>He was asked about the senator’s claim before he departed for Japan, but the President that time only <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/26/marcos-jr-smirks-at-imee-s-no-elections-claim-palace-calls-allegation-a-diversionary-tactic-1449">smirked.</a></p><p>When asked for further explanation, Marcos told reporters in Tokyo that he never said anything about it.</p><p>&quot;The truth of the matter is we have never at any point even spoken about this anywhere with anyone at any time,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Fake news is a corrosive influence in all sectors of society, in political, in economics, in actual human relations, et cetera. And if you are not part of the solution, you become part of the problem, and that is a perfect example of that,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/27/comelec-chair-refutes-imee-s-no-el-claim-election-is-certain-in-2028-1536">Comelec chair refutes Imee&#x27;s &#x27;No-El&#x27; claim: &#x27;Election is certain in 2028’ <span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uNIEbtdVT8I?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IaHLi67jylQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4nYlEVg2ETg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Sen. Imee Marcos “should fire” whoever gave her wrong information that he wanted a “no elections” scenario in 2028.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Sen. Imee Marcos “should fire” whoever gave her wrong information that he wanted a “no elections” scenario in 2028.

Marcos Jr. says Imee ‘should fire’ source of false ‘no elections’ claim

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Marcos Jr. says Imee ‘should fire’ source of false ‘no elections’ claim

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Published May 29, 2026 01:07 PM PHT

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