President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has stressed the need to set aside politics now that the midterm elections are over and work together for a better Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marcos made the call during the thanksgiving party at the Bagong Pilipinas\u2019 headquarters in Mandaluyong City, following the proclamation of the 12 winning senators, half of whom ran under the administration-backed Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas coalition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow it’s time, I think, to put all politics aside. It’s time to put all of issues raised during the election and focus talk not on political issues but developmental issues, healthcare issues, education issues, agricultural issues, supply issues, all of these things,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLet’s let people know what we’re doing. Let’s let people know that we are going to continue to work hard now. And put, as I said, politics aside,\u201d Marcos added. He expressed hope that the progress made under his watch would be sustained until the end of his term in 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marcos also sought the media\u2019s help to keep the public informed about the policies and programs of his administration. \u201cWe keep on counting the days left in my term. And we need to finish what we have started,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo, that’s what I will ask you to help me with, in the coming three years. I know you will once again, as you did before, do a very, very good job and make a success at whatever it is that we are trying to do. But once again, most importantly for tonight, I’d like to thank everyone,\u201d Marcos added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Incumbent Senators Pia Cayetano and Lito Lapid earned fresh six-year terms and will be joined by Alyansa teammates Erwin Tulfo, Panfilo Lacson, Vicente Sotto III and Camille Villar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other six winners are incumbent Senators Christopher Go, who emerged topnotcher, Ronald Dela Rosa and presidential sister Imee Marcos; and Rodante Marcoleta, Bam Aquino and Francis Pangilinan. (PNA)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has stressed the need to set aside politics now that the midterm elections are over and work together for a better Philippines. Marcos made the call during the thanksgiving party at the Bagong Pilipinas\u2019 headquarters in Mandaluyong City, following the proclamation of the 12 winning senators, half of whom ran […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n