Imee Marcos stays as senator 

Presidential sister Senator Imee Marcos has not been ousted from the Senate

Declare: Senator Imee Marcos was faraway from her submit as Senator after her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., filed a case in opposition to her.

Ranking: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: A Fb submit claiming that Senator Imee Marcos was faraway from her submit was revealed on November 30, 2025, and has since garnered over 600 reactions, 400 feedback, and 20 shares.

The submit claimed, “Nakakagulat na balita! Inalis si Imee Marcos sa Senado matapos siyang kasuhan ni PBBM, kumalat ang impormasyon tungkol sa kanyang pagtanggal sa opisina, at naging tensyonado ang politikal na kapaligiran.”

(Surprising information! Imee Marcos was faraway from the Senate after PBBM filed a case in opposition to her; details about her removing from workplace has unfold, and the political atmosphere has change into tense.)

The identical false declare has additionally been shared throughout different social media platforms.

The details: Senator Imee Marcos stays a sitting senator of the Philippines, opposite to claims that she was faraway from workplace by her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The President has no energy to take away or impeach any member of the Senate. Underneath the precept of separation of powers, the Senate has the unique authority to self-discipline its personal members.

Article VI, Part 16 of the 1987 Structure of the Republic of the Philippines states that it is just the Senate that may punish, droop, or expel its members.

“Every Home could decide the foundations of its proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly habits, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all its Members, droop or expel a Member. A penalty of suspension, when imposed, shall not exceed sixty days,” the constitution says. 

Because the Senate doesn’t have any pending case or unfavorable determination in opposition to Senator Marcos, she is predicted to finish her present time period, which is about to run out on June 30, 2025. Her time period could solely finish prematurely if she resigns, passes away, is discovered responsible of any grave misconduct punishable by impeachment that shall be heard by the Senate Electoral Tribunal, or is expelled by the required two-thirds vote of her colleagues.

Household dispute: The false declare possible stemmed from the intensifying political rift between Imee and her brother which turned public following the March 11, 2025, Worldwide Legal Court docket (ICC) arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte for alleged crimes in opposition to humanity throughout his “battle on medicine.”

Imee, who had publicly aligned herself with the Duterte political faction, had beforehand bolted the President’s senatorial slate in protest in opposition to the administration’s implementation of the ICC warrant.

The stress escalated additional on November 17, 2025, when Senator Marcos, talking at an Iglesia ni Cristo rally, publicly accused the President of drug use.

“Kaya kong mabigo at mawala sa ’yo ang posisyon pero hindi ko kayang mawala ka sa amin. Ayusin mo ang sarili mo. Magpagamot. Alisin ang droga sa iyong sistema,”she mentioned.

(I can bear it in case you fail and lose your place, however I can’t bear to lose you. Maintain your self. Get remedy. Rid your system of medication)

The President later addressed the accusation, suggesting his sister’s well-being was a priority for him, his household, and associates.

“For some time now, we’ve been very fearful about my sister. Once I say we, I’m speaking about family and friends. And the explanation that’s — is as a result of the girl you see speaking on TV is just not my sister…I hope she feels higher quickly,” the president mentioned. – Reinnard Balonzo/Rappler.com