The Senate majority bloc led by Senate President Pro Tempore and acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian is ready for any dirty tricks that disgraced ex-Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano may attempt during the Senate's special session.

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano (left), Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Facebook)

Sen. Panfilo "Ping” Lacson made this assurance on Sunday, June 14 saying the majority is also prepared even with the possibility of Cayetano trying to seize the podium at the special session.

Cayetano, Lacson said is “capable” or doing that saying “mahilig siya sa ganyan (he’s fond of doing that).”

“Members of the majority bloc are ready with contingencies in case he makes a scene. We have discussed measures that I am not at liberty to divulge. I have emphasized to the majority bloc to not underestimate him because he is capable of dirty tricks,” Lacson said in an interview on Radio DZBB.

“He doesn't care about the institution, he only cares about himself,” he said, pointing out that Cayetano is so obsessed with power he is willing to ignore reality and create a spectacle.

Lacson also noted that even some of his own allies in the now-minority bloc have not been quite voca in supporting his claim to the Senate presidency.

“He should wake up to reality. Even if he shouts he is still the Senate President, no one is following him. Not even his allies who have become quiet, perhaps because they realize that the fight is over and it's pointless to insist. There is no permanent Senate President, but for all intents and purposes, he is not the Senate President," he said.

Once the special session to be called by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. takes place, Cayetano should refrain from disrupting the proceedings, and join other senators in debating on the floor instead of on Facebook, Lacson said.

“Cayetano should not make a scene. All senators should take part in the special session. Cayetano should debate in plenary, not on Facebook,” he said.

Also, once the special session is called, all senators must attend the session as it seeks to resolve key measures and Commission on Appointments (CA) matters that were affected by the Cayetano-led boycott of Senate sessions last June 1 to 3.

Lacson said he “appreciates and admires” the stand of Sen. Joel Villanueva to attend the special session as a matter of his sacred duty, noting this was the same stand taken by Sen. Francis Escudero when he joined the 11 then-minority senators to constitute a quorum and pave the way for a leadership change last June 3.

“I just hope his colleagues in the Cayetano bloc have the same attitude,” he said.