PRESS STATEMENT

Sang-ayon ako sa panawagan ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na isantabi ang pulitika at ituon ang pansin sa mga pangangailangan ng ating mga kababayan. Tama po sya; our country's leaders cannot afford to be consumed by politics when so many of our kababayan struggle simply to make ends meet.

I appreciate that the President had the humility to recognize that the recent election results reveal that our countrymen are weary of conflict and want a government focused on their needs, not distracted by the drama of politics. In admitting that he is open to reconciling with the Vice President and the Duterte family, he reminds us that the welfare of the Filipino people should always take precedence over personal differences and partisan disputes.

Malinaw po ang mensahe ni Presidente: now is the time to build bridges, not burn them. We owe it to our people to rise above division and do better--together--for the sake of our nation.

Senate President Francis Joseph "Chiz" G. Escudero
19 May 2025