Ang Ikalawang Emperador ng Pilipinas

8 - Enthronement

COMELEC declares winners of May 5 elections

By CNN Asia Staff

Published May 12, 12:06 PM

COMELEC Chair Horatio Abad led the announcement of the 36 new senators this morning at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros. Each region will have two senators, with the first placer having a six-year term and the the second placer a three-year term. This comes after the new constitution was ratified in a plebiscite held in August last year, which revamps the system of government into a constitutional monarchy and which will take effect on June 30. There is no clear majority as no single party garnered at least 18 seats. Eleven are from the Federal Party, eight are from the Nacionalista Party, five are from PDP-Laban, four from Lakas CMD, three from the Liberal Party, two from Akbayan, and one independent.

All eyes are on the 304-seat House of Representatives as the new Executive branch consisting of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet will come from among its members. Just like in the Senate, the Federal Party obtained the most seats at 55, followed by the Lakas CMD with 49 seats and the Nacionalista Party with 38 seats. They are followed by the Nationalist People's Coalition with 29 seats, Liberal Party with 28 seats, and PDP-Laban with 18 seats. Twelve other parties and two independents took the remaining 26 seats for the congressional districts. Party-list representatives took 61 seats.

Intense negotiations are under way to form a coalition government, with Federal Party President and Aklan 3rd District Representative Don Pelayo conducting a series of meetings at the party hedquarters in Bonifacio Global City with leaders from the other parties.

The new Parliament under the First Philippine Empire shall have its first session on July 28.

Under the new constitution, the Philippines will witness the ascencion of its first monarchs, Emperor Andres IX and Empress Bai I.

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Enthronement gaganapin sa Luneta; Lungsod ng Maynila, puspusan na ang paghahanda

Tomas Basillo – Pilipino Star Ngayon

June 4 | 1:06am

Manila, Philippines – Inilabas ng Palasyo ng Malacañang kahapon, June 3, ang detalye ng magaganap na enthronement sa katapusan ng buwan. Ayon sa pahayag ni Mina Ocampo, itinalagang tagapagsalita ng bagong tatag na Imperial Household Service, iluluklok sina Andres at Bai Novales sa Quirino Grandstand sa Luneta sa ganap na alas-dose ng tanghali, tulad ng nakagawian sa pagluluklok ng mga naging Pangulo ng bansa sa ilalim ng Republika. Si Chief Justice Teofilo Marquez ang mangangasiwa ng panumumpa ng Emperador at Emperatris ng kanilang katapatan at paglilingkod sa bagong Imperyo ng Pilipinas. Magkakaroon din ng isang military parade pagkatapos ng panunumpa. Ihahatid ang mga magiging pinuno ng bansa sa Malacañang upang magsimula ang kanilang opisyal na pananahan sa Palasyo. Taliwas ng nakagawian dati, hindi na susunduin ang bababang Pangulo ng Pilipinas at sa halip ay doon na lang sila magtatagpo sa Quirino Grandstand.

Naging isyu rin nitong mga nakaraang buwan kung saan ang magiging opisyal na tirahan ng Emperador at Emperatris. Unang iminungkahi ang Coconut Palace sa may Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, ngunit napabalitaang tinanggihan ito ni Bai Novales dahil maaari pa naman itong pagkakitaan ng Pamahalaan kung iparerenta sa iba. Hindi rin sang-ayon si Col. Abadilla, pinuno ng PSG, dahil mahirap diumano panatiliin ang seguridad ng lugar lalo na't malapit ito sa baybayin ng Manila Bay. Nasa listahan din ang Palace in the Sky sa Tagaytay City, The Mansion sa Baguio City, Malacañang sa Sugbo sa Cebu City, at ang Malacañang of the South sa Davao City. Sa huli ay pinili ng Imperial Household Service ang mismong Malacañang Palace dahil halos walang pagbabagong gagawin at mas makatitipid pa ang gubyerno. "The Filipino people expect their leaders to reside in Malacañang," ani Mina Ocampo. "There is no need to change tradition at this time."