00:00President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. and his wife, First Lady Luisa Araneta Marquez, had dinner with senators and their spouses.
00:09The First Lady shared a photo of their dinner in her social media post, describing it as a lovely time catching up with senators while celebrating the New Year together.
00:19According to Senate President Francis Escudero, the dinner was purely a social gathering.
00:24Although he did not send out the invitations, he noted that as far as he knew, all senators were invited.
00:31Other lawmakers, such as Senator J.V. Ejercito, said no political matters were discussed.
