Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos urges senators to end boycott

Key points

• Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos warned on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) that important laws may be derailed as senators backing Vice-President Sara Duterte stopped attending sessions ahead of her impeachment trial next month.
• Pro-Duterte lawmakers began a Senate boycott this week after losing majority control, with one lawmaker arrested for large-scale corruption and another in hiding to avoid arrest by the International Criminal Court.
• Political tensions escalate as Philippines Senate begins vice-presidential impeachment proceedings "The legislature is now in disarray," Mr. Marcos told reporters.
• "Get back to work because it's important;
• we have a lot of work to do...