Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Tuesday, May 12, that they were caught off guard by Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda’s sudden move to shift political alignment in the Senate. This was amid the leadership change on Monday, May 11, which led to Senate President Alan Peter...
Re-elected Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda on Tuesday, May 12 expressed readiness to buckle down to work as she vowed to work amicably with the newly-elected Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, members of the majority bloc, as well as the minority bloc. “As Senate President Pro...
Vice President Sara Duterte did not dwell much on the change in Senate leadership, saying it was the decision of the majority of the senators. Asked in an interview in The Hague on May 11 whether she had an opinion on the change in Senate leadership, Sara Duterte said she had little to say other...
Voting 13-9-2, the Senate on Monday, May 11 voted to oust Sen. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and elected Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano as the new Senate President. The leadership change took effect as the House of Representatives were moving to vote on the impeachment case against Vice President Sara...
Angry, bloodied, and catching his breath, Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa made a surprise return in the Upper Chamber on Monday, May 11, just in time for a change in leadership in the Senate. A visibly irked Dela Rosa said that he had to wrestle his way back to the plenary floor since he was...
Senator Erwin Tulfo believes that a change in the Senate leadership because of a would-be handling of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment sends the wrong message. In an interview, Tulfo said that there 's no need for a leadership shift. “Hindi, kasi nakakahiya naman. Dahil sa...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Sunday, May 10 confirmed there is indeed a plan to remove him as the Senate leader. Sotto made the statement just a day after the House of Representatives is set to formally vote on the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte. “I...
Senator Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, May 10 that he believes any effort to stage a Senate coup to perpetuate a possible new leader in the Upper Chamber to block the impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte would be counterproductive. “That’s very hard…magiging...
Senator Imee Marcos denied she initiated moves to unseat Senate President Vicente ”Tito” Sotto III, clarifying she was in fact the last to find out about such plan. Addressing her statement to the Senate leader, the President’s sister said she did not orchestrated any Senate coup and the...
"Been there, done that." This is how Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III responded when asked about the foiled attempt to change the leadership in the Upper Chamber recently. In an interview on Friday, Feb. 6, Sotto said that, being in the Senate since 1992, he 's already used to this...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said on Thursday, February 5 that there would be a change in leadership in the Senate but it will come from the majority bloc. Zubiri, in an interview, said the matter was discussed during a recent meeting at the Senate lounge with members of...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said senators are considering electing Senator Loren Legarda as the first woman Senate president toward the end of the 20th Congress. In an interview, Sotto clarified that the idea is not a term-sharing arrangement following a foiled coup attempt to...
