Rappler's latest stories on Imee Marcos
[OPINION] In response to Senator Imee Marcos' statement on teachers
'Instead of blaming teachers for not being able to teach soft skills, as Senator Marcos claims, the government could alleviate the issue by investing more in the education system'

After clash, Dominguez offers Economics 101 for Imee Marcos
The offer of Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III to provide a special briefing comes after he clashed with Senator Imee Marcos over Masagana 99, the failed rice program of dictator Ferdinand Marcos

Dominguez schools Imee Marcos: Masagana program left farmers in debt
(UPDATED) Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III tells Senator Imee Marcos that the rice program during her father's regime led to the bankruptcy of some 800 banks
Marcos says pushing for tax reform amid pandemic 'very bad timing'
NEDA Acting Secretary Karl Chua says the comprehensive tax reform measures pending at the Senate should be passed to support the coronavirus war chest. But these reforms will not increase government revenue.

DOF rejects Imee Marcos' proposal to defer debt payments
(UPDATED) Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III says proposals to defer paying debt obligations in favor of financing coronavirus-related expenses are 'narrow-sighted'
Territorial dispute: Pia Cayetano fumes over Marcos tackling Citira at committee hearing
'Please don’t try to mediate,' Senator Pia Cayetano, chair of the ways and means committee, tells fellow senators. 'Resolve the jurisdictional issue.'

Cebu officials aim to pilot revival of Marcos-era Nutribun
Spearheading the project with Cebu local executives is no less than the late dictator's daughter, Senator Imee Marcos

Rappler PLUS briefing: Deep dive into the Marcos networked propaganda
Join us on Tuesday, February 25, at 5 pm

Kaliwa Dam access road construction broke the law – Imee Marcos
The construction of an access road to the dam site proceeded without the consent of indigenous peoples or an environmental permit, says the head of the Senate committee on cultural communities

Imee Marcos spreads 'tsismis': U.S. 'revokes' Lorenzana's visa too
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says he doesn't know what Senator Imee Marcos is talking about

‘Nakiki-angkas lang’: Imee Marcos’ presence at Angkas rally infuriates netizens
The daughter of dictator Ferdinand Marcos joins Angkas bikers, commuters, and transport advocates, and addresses the crowd at the EDSA Kalayaan Shrine

Thousands of bikers, supporters demand 'save Angkas'
(UPDATED) Angkas bikers gather along White Plains Avenue and EDSA to protest the lowered rider cap from 27,000 to 10,000

Networked propaganda: False narratives from the Marcos arsenal
Conclusion: For the Marcos comeback playbook, facts don't matter

Rody, Leni, Imee: Reality checks, courtesy of Rappler exclusives
Infrastructure binge, deathless drug war, and photo-op with UP alumni

#UPFight? Imee Marcos poses for a photo with UP-grad senators
Senator Imee Marcos, whose claim as a UP alumna is in question, poses for a photo with senators who graduated from the top state university. And netizens won't let it pass.

Senators won't adopt House version of P4.1-T budget for 2020
Senator Panfilo Lacson floats the idea to stop congressmen from introducing further amendments during the bicameral conference committee

Cancel registration of 'rebellious' party-list groups? Not so fast, says Guanzon
'We live in a democratic country!' says Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, as she hits the 'red scare' that canceling party-list groups may create

Imee Marcos questions need for children's welfare body
Senator Imee Marcos asks: 'Relevant pa ba 'yan?'

U.P., Mapua student councils want Marcoses declared persona non grata in campuses
Senator Imee Marcos is simply ignoring the move

U.P. Martial Law subject should show Marcos side too, says Imee
'Problema kasi, ang academic freedom, freedom lang sa isang pangkat, walang freedom sa iba,' says Senator Imee Marcos

‘This is not about your father:’ Netizens slam Imee Marcos for Heroes’ Day message
Do you think a formal declaration is needed for someone to be recognized as a hero?

Imee Marcos says Philippines has no official heroes
The Philippines has yet to pass a law that declares who its national heroes are, says the senator, who wants Macario Sakay to be included in the roster of candidates

Imee Marcos wants gov't to postpone barangay, SK elections to 2023
Neophyte Senator Imee Marcos says she is open to 'meeting halfway' with Senator Bong Go, who proposed to postpone the elections to October 2022

Imee Marcos says she is against mandatory ROTC
(UPDATED) 'You don’t need to be a soldier to show your love for the country. There are other ways,' the neophyte senator says

Here are the biggest campaign contributors to 2019’s winning senators
(UPDATED) Businessmen, friends, family, and political parties bankroll the campaigns of the 12 winning senators in the 2019 midterm elections

Not yet final: Imee Marcos says UNHRC resolution can 'still be withdrawn'
Senator Imee Marcos says there is 'no UN rule' that stops UNHRC member-states from changing their original votes on the Iceland-backed resolution

Imee Marcos: PH must cut diplomatic ties with Iceland 'ASAP'
Marcos, in turn, lashes out at developed countries where abortion is allowed
Marcos says she didn't want to be senator at first: 'Parang hindi ako bagay'
'I don't want to be a senator. Subalit noong naupo si President [Rodrigo] Duterte, gusto ko na ring maging senador kasi maraming pagbabago,' says Senator Imee Marcos on her first day at work

IN PHOTOS: Pro-Duterte senators-elect take oath in Malacañang
In two separate ceremonies, 8 Duterte-allied senators take their oath before the Chief Executive in the presence of their family and supporters

Igorot youth slam Imee Marcos: ‘Murderer, thief must be condemned’
'We will not dance for you, because a dance for a Marcos is a dance for shame,' says the group Progressive Igorot for Social Action, after the neophyte senator said her office needs blessing

LOOK: Marcos family 'reunion' in Malacañang
Senator-elect Imee Marcos and son Ilocos Norte governor-elect Matthew Manotoc take their oath of office with other newly elected officials before President Duterte in Malacañang

Marcos gets Trillanes' Senate office: 'Papabendisyunan sa Igorot'
(UPDATED) Outgoing Senator Sonny Trillanes says, If she's saying it to insinuate na masama akong tao, then sobrang kaipokritohan naman 'yun, even for a Marcos'

LOOK: Senate newbies attend 'first day of school'
The Senate neophytes receive briefings on the inner workings of the institution

Ghosts of an anomalous past: Cases, controversies hounding new senators
A number of the new senators also have their share of controversies, including being accused of violating certain laws and becoming subjects of investigations

Imee Marcos feels same 'raging optimism' as when dad first became senator
The senator-elect says she will focus on poverty alleviation in the Senate

Marcoses take seats in Senate, Congress, province and city
The icing on the cake for the Marcos family is Michael Marcos Keon's hairline victory over Chevylle Fariñas in the race for Laoag City mayor

Imee Marcos tops election results in the north
Marcos amasses more than 2 million votes in CAR and Region I combined

Imee Marcos on running with PDP-Laban: 'God works in mysterious ways'
PDP-Laban was founded to fight the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law. Decades later, Marcos' daughter Imee is an ally of the party.

‘Zero vote:’ Youth groups slam Imee Marcos’ dishonesty
The groups ask fellow voters to exert an effort to reach other electorates and educate them about the characteristics leaders must possess

After dropping bid for governor, Fariñas backs Imee Marcos' Senate candidacy
Ilocos Norte congressman Rudy Fariñas says it would 'bring honor' to their province if his former rival Imee Marcos wins in the 2019 senatorial race

[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Si Bikoy at ang walong di dapat iboto
Isang linggo na lang at eleksyon na. Gamitin natin ang balota upang tiyaking hindi makakapasok ang mga ito sa Senado.

5 top Senate bets have yet to register social media pages
Less than half of senatorial bets have complied with this new Commission on Elections requirement as of Monday, April 15

Robredo: Imee Marcos 'insensitive' for saying PH started fight with China
'Iyon talagang nakakadismaya.... Talagang napaka-insensitive. Nakakatakot na ganito iyong magiging senador,' says Vice President Leni Robredo

FALSE: Imee Marcos was ‘class valedictorian’ from California boarding school
'While the student you inquired about attended our school for a brief period in the fall of 1972, she is not a graduate,' says Santa Catalina School assistant head of school John Aimé

Imee to Bicolanos: Give 'another Marcos' a chance
'If you did not give Bongbong a chance here in Bicol in the past elections, this time maybe you can give me, or another Marcos, a chance to be in the Senate,' senatorial candidate Imee Marcos asks Bicolanos in a campaign sortie

Robredo chides Imee Marcos: Just be upfront about college degree issue
Vice President Leni Robredo also reacts to Sara Duterte's remark on honesty during elections, saying it is an 'insult to the electorate'
Otso Diretso to Bulacan youth: Will you vote for somebody who lies about college degrees?
The opposition senatorial candidates hit administration bet Imee Marcos for lying about graduating from Princeton University and the UP College of Law

Anti-Martial Law Pimentel shares 2019 campaign stage with Imee Marcos
'We respect the President's personal decision to endorse Marcos,' PDP-Laban tells Rappler

Imee Marcos shuns 'anti-corruption' messaging by opponents
'Panahon ng eleksyon ngayon, talagang bakbakan at talagang batikusan. Pero huwag na ho nating patulan ang lahat,' the Ilocos Norte governor and senatorial aspirant says

Duterte officially endorses 11 chosen candidates for May 2019
(UPDATED) ''Pag natalo itong mga kandidato ko, balikan ko kayo,' President Rodrigo Duterte jokingly tells the audience during PDP-Laban's proclamation rally in San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan
