Senator Imee Marcos and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: power family infighting.
Politics is a hard game – but no dispute is uglier than a family feud.
The Philippines have entered a turbulent period with a senator sister of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. publicly accusing him yesterday (18) of being ‘a longtime drug addict’.
Imee Marcos said her brother’s alleged cocaine dependence is leading to ‘problems in his governance’ – including corruption.
Associated Press reported:
“Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said Sen. Imee Marcos’ baseless accusations against her own brother may have been a desperate attempt to distract ongoing investigations into a corruption scandal involving flood control projects that may implicate her allies in the Senate.
‘Sen. Imee, I hope you’ll be a patriot and help in the investigation that your own brother has been doing and condemn all the corrupt’, Castro said. ‘Don’t side with them, don’t hide them. Let President Marcos work to stop all the corruption’.”
‘NAGDA-DRUGS SIYA’
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday accused her brother, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., of drug use.
“Batid ko na, na nagda-drugs siya. Nalaman ko at ng pamilya. Nalaman ng pamilya, seryoso ito,” she said during the second day of Iglesia ni Cristo’s… pic.twitter.com/jTb0DWAvkG
— The Philippine Star (@PhilippineStar) November 17, 2025
A commission created by Marcos, as well as a Senate committee and government agencies are all investigating allegations that Congress and Senate members have pocketed kickbacks from construction companies.
These companies won contracts to build flood-control projects – but delivered incomplete or nonexistent work.
The scandal has led to widespread outrage in a country prone to flooding.
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte – Official Photographer : Jeon Han
“The senator is a high-profile ally of her brother’s harsh critic and predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte.
Duterte was arrested on an International Criminal Court warrant in March and flown to and detained in the Netherlands for alleged crimes against humanity over his brutal anti-drug crackdowns that left thousands of mostly poor suspects dead. Duterte has denied any wrongdoing.”
Sandro Marcos’s statement isn’t just family drama, it’s a sharp political break. He frames Imee’s claims as destabilization, calls them a “web of lies,” and even brings in Borgy and Matthew as witnesses. That means he expects this to escalate.
The tone is unusually personal:… pic.twitter.com/n0bh6NdFGO
— Edwin Lacierda (@dawende) November 18, 2025
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