Alan Cayetano’s prexy designation dropped from Senate website
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano is no longer listed as Senate President on the chamber’s website, while Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is identified as Senate President Pro Tempore.
On June 3, the new Senate majority voted to declare all seats vacant after Cayetano and his allies had been absent from the plenary for three days.
Since the shake-up, Cayetano has consistently pushed back on the new leadership, calling it “illegitimate.”
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However, Malacañang and the House of Representatives also recognized the change in leadership.
In a notice for a coordination meeting for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address, an invitation was extended to Senate Secretary Renato Bantug, Jr., of the Gatchalian leadership.
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The House prosecution’s response to Vice President Sara Duterte’s answer to the articles of impeachment was also submitted to Bantug.
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