SENATE President Francis Escudero said the chamber is committed to steer the passage of the priority measures of any administration, no matter who is in charge.
Escudero offered this assurance to ease worries that the passage of President Marcos ' priority bills and Congress itself would be affected by the May 20 ouster of former Senate president Juan Miguel Zubiri.Zubiri's team, namely then Senate president pro tempore Loren Legarda, Senate majority leader Joel Villanueva, Senate deputy majority leader JV Ejercito and Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara and Sen.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was elected to succeed Legarda while Tolentino replaced Villanueva as majority leader.Escudero said there was 'no big difference' between the Senate under his leadership and Zubiri's.The Senate will continue to be free from any vested interests, influence or coercion, Escudero said in Filipino in a recent radio interview.He said he will try to come up with a framework on what would be the role of the Senate regarding the passage of priority measures.
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