Nanawagan si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sa mga senador na magtrabaho dahil maraming batas ang kailangang gawin upang matugunan ang mga pangangailangan ng mga mamamayan.
Ikinalungkot ng Pangulo ang kinahinatnan ng Senado lalo na sa panahong nangangailangan ng serbisyo ang mga mamamayan
“I never imagined in my entire life — my entire political life — that such a thing could happen, especially to the august — it’s not longer august now — but to the august body of the Upper House, the Senate and the Philippines,” aniya.
“It’s a very very sad situation to have to watch. The country is in need of assistance. People are in need of assistance. How can we provide that assistance without the proper legislation to back it up? that is my problem here looking at it from the side of the executive,” dagdag niya.
“I’m afraid all these events that we have been witnessing has thrown the Senate and its leadership, the whole Senate into disarray. It has discredited the leadership and it has stopped the essential business of legislation and government, ani Marcos Jr.
“The other departments continue to work. The Executive continues to work. The Judiciary continues to work. Why does the Legislature decide to stop working? I don’t understand that. I talked to my fellow senators at the time I was senator, and we cannot figure out bakit nagkaganito. Paano tayo napunta rito?’ dagdag niya.
Pinag-aaralan aniya ng Malakanyang ang mga puwedeng gawin sa sitwasyon alinsunod sa batas at Konstitusyon ngunit kinakailangan ang kooperasyon ng liderato ng Senado.
“ Well, we’re examining all our options. We’re looking at the law, we’re looking at the constitution and to see how we can remedy the situation. But it requires the cooperation and the commitment of the senate leadership to continue with their work otherwise the executive is co equal only to the legislature. we cannot tell them what to do, we cannot punush them for what they are doing. They have to regulate themselves. And they havent been doing much of a good job right now.” # (ROSE NOVENARIO)