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Escudero: No impeachment talk in senators’ ‘chillax’ Palace dinner

Escudero: No impeachment talk in senators’ ‘chillax’ Palace dinner

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

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Updated Jan 15, 2025 04:27 PM PHT

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Senators' dinner with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos at the Bahay Pangulo, Manila. Araneta-Marcos/Facebook MANILA (UPDATED) — Senate President Francis Escudero said Wednesday there were no talks on the impeachment moves against Vice President Sara Duterte during senators’ dinner with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos at the Palace earlier this week. 

Monday’s dinner with the Marcoses coincided with the mammoth Iglesia ni Cristo-led rally for peace, in support of the President’s opposition to the impeachment of Duterte, his one-time political ally.

"None," Escudero told ABS-CBN News, when he was asked if the impeachment or any political agenda was discussed during the dinner.

"Our respective spouses were also invited and most were there… It was socials," he said. 

He said the dinner was “chillax” and was originally intended to be held in December.

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"It was purely socials and part of the regular/seasonal gathering between the members of the Senate and the President. It was originally planned last December but the Christmas season made it difficult to find a schedule. The last one was sometime in June before the opening of Congress in July," Escudero said.

"There was no formal program nor official matters discussed. It was just a chillax dinner," he added. 

Meanwhile, Malacañang said it has no idea what was discussed during the dinner, with Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin calling it a "social and private affair."

"I was not a part of the dinner so wala akong knowledge sa anong nangyari. I don't know," Bersamin told reporters in a chance interview.

Mrs. Marcos posted a picture of the dinner on social media on Tuesday. She simply captioned her post: "Dinner with Senators and their spouses Bahay Pangulo, Manila”

Escudero clarified that Sen. Grace Poe was also present, though she arrived after the picture taking. 

The picture showed that Senators Lito Lapid, Francis Tolentino, Sherwin Gatchalian, Bong Revilla, Raffy Tulfo, Joel Villanueva, Mark Villar, Jinggoy Estrada, Cynthia  Villar, Alan Peter and Pia Cayetano, Koko Pimentel, JV Ejercito, Nancy Binay, Migz Zubiri, Loren Legarda and Robinhood Padilla were present. -- with a report from Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News

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