Senator Alan Peter Cayetano advised Malacañang Thursday to wait for a 13th senator to join what he called “11 plus 1” and call for a special session of Congress, to settle the leadership issue in the Senate.
Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano advised Malacañang Thursday to wait for a 13th senator to join what he called “11 plus 1” and call for a special session of Congress, to settle the leadership issue in the Senate .
Cayetano, who still claims to be the Senate President, said he is willing to step down from his post if doing so would resolve the situation and ensure compliance with the 1987 Constitution.
"So Malacañang, iyon lang advice ko sa inyo, hintayin ninyo na makatrese, tawagin ninyo special session. Puwede siguro tayo magpahiram ng isa para makatrese na sila," Cayetano said during a Senate hearing on the flood control issue. special session"The news ngayon, Mr. Chairman, is that the President will call a special session. That's good," Cayetano told Senator Rodante Marcoleta, who was presiding over the hearing at the time. Cayetano said he is prepared to relinquish his post if it would help break the impasse and allow the chamber to comply with constitutional requirements.
"Kumuha kayo ng isa pang senador para sa special session. ako bilang Senate President para wala tayong problema pare-pareho pero para masunod ang Constitution," he said. Cayetano added that he would step down immediately if circumstances allowed. Cayetano lamented what he described as a situation in which the chamber could not fully comply with legal requirements. Senate personnel Meanwhile, Cayetano said the Senate staff and personnel should pray and reflect following the shakeup in the Senate’s leadership on Wednesday.
“Here today, who is the legitimate Senate President? Because hindi ito away ng dalawang barkada. Ang lahat ng empleyado natin dito will have to decide on Monday,” he said. “Do we follow the Philippine Constitution or the Constitution of the 11 plus one Do we follow the Senate rules or do we follow the rules of the 11 plus one,” he added.
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