Philippine Senate Faces Leadership Dispute Between Rival Blocs
The Philippine Senate is experiencing a leadership dispute, with Senator Alan Cayetano insisting on his Senate presidency despite a rival bloc rejecting his offer for joint sign-off on documents. This has led to a situation described as having "two Senates."
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We now have 2 Senates: PH vs Malacañang – Cayetano
MANILA, Philippines – As he continued to insist on Monday on being Senate president, Alan Peter Cayetano noted that there were already two upper chambers – “the Senate of the Philippines and the Senate of Malacañang.” According to Cayetano, Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian rejected his proposal of an interim setup, under which both
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