Which bloc will be the true fiscalizer in the Senate?
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate of the 19th Congress under the Marcos presidency already stands out not just because of the rise of a “supermajority” bloc, but also because the four senators who have refused to ally with the administration have formed two separate groups in the chamber.
During the past 17th and 18th Congresses, staunch opposition figures openly critical of former president Rodrigo Duterte formed their own “genuine opposition” or “independent minority” groups to distinguish themselves from the minority bloc deemed to be subservient to the majority-allied legislators.
Hontiveros will expectedly stay as a loud voice of dissent in the chamber. She was a key opposition figure under Duterte and remains critical of the atrocities committed under the dictatorship years of the incumbent President’s father, the late strongman Ferdinand E. Marcos. Hontiveros was a student-activist, while Pimentel is the son of the late human rights lawyer and senator Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. who was a leader of the political opposition against the dictator Marcos.
“Kunyari it’s about food production, how to increase food production, support, supportive [tayo diyan]. But if it’s an imposition of a new tax…lalo na kung indirect tax na applicable po sa lahat ng taongbayan, medyo may clear na kaming usapan ni Risa rito, we will have to examine any new tax,”THE CAYETANOS. Sibling senators Pia and Alan Peter Cayetano sit beside each other during the opening of the 19th Congress’ first regular session on July 25, 2022.
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