00:00 The new Senate President, Cheezy Escudero, denied that Palacio has connections with the Senate.
00:06 The actions of the leaders were forgotten.
00:10 The signing of the resolution for the senator is the root of the emotion of a senator.
00:16 Ma'am Gonzalez is on the line.
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00:19 To Bato De La Rosa, who stuck it out with me until the very end.
00:25 Sir, I salute you, sir.
00:27 Senator Bato De La Rosa was moved by Senator Mig Subiri's salutation to his valedictory speech yesterday.
00:36 Bato was hugged by the senator's wife before the session.
00:40 At that time, Subiri did not know that De La Rosa was one of the signatories to the resolution to replace him as Senate President.
00:48 I was moved because, for me, for me, being a good soldier,
00:54 what I want to say to Mig is, sorry boss, I failed to win the war for you.
01:03 His mission to me is to secure my party, the PDP, to continue to support him.
01:13 De La Rosa is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs,
01:17 which investigates the so-called PDL leaks that are linked to President Bongbong Marcos' drug deal.
01:22 According to Subiri, one of the possible reasons why he left the position was because he was not able to stop the hearing.
01:30 So when Bato found out about this, Subiri said,
01:34 If yesterday I was heartbroken, then I was dumbfounded.
01:38 I really cannot get it. I cannot think. I cannot grasp what happened.
01:44 But you talked to him.
01:46 At least he knows that I defended him as a chairman of the committee.
01:53 And because of that, there was a sacrifice. I was the one who was sacrificed there.
01:58 I was removed from the position.
02:00 In Subiri's interview at 24 hours last night, he used the word "tridor"
02:05 because of the people who said they would support him.
02:10 The ones who say "tridor" are the ones who are hurt.
02:14 I forgive them. I'm just a test of character.
02:17 Before the session started, Dela Rosa approached Subiri.
02:21 Sir before the session.
02:23 I told him to give me time. I cannot process what happened.
02:34 I told him to give me time. I have not yet grasped my husband.
02:37 Aside from Dela Rosa, 14 other senators signed the resolution to replace the Senate leader.
02:44 According to the new Senate President, Senator Cheese Escudero,
02:47 he took the initiative to take the position.
02:50 He did not want to say why he decided to be the Senate President.
02:54 He said he started campaigning for fellow senators on Thursday.
02:57 But he denied that Malacanang or Camara had anything to do with the replacement of the Senate leader.
03:03 At any point, you have any conversation with the speaker, with the First Lady, or with the President?
03:08 We met last week, Wednesday, the birthday of some congressmen, including my brother.
03:13 But this is an open and public gathering.
03:16 We will talk about the leadership of Cheese.
03:19 Camara has nothing to do with the leadership of Cheese, and the same goes for the Senators.
03:24 The Senate has nothing to do with the leadership of Camara.
03:29 Sorry to ask, but...
03:31 Co-equal branches.
03:33 On Sunday, he had 13 votes. He was already the majority of the Senate.
03:38 The seven senators who did not sign the resolution will remain for a block.
03:42 But they will think about it if they will be independent.
03:45 But the former majority leader, Senator Joel Villanueva, said...
03:49 I can be a minority.
03:50 And we also talked about it with Sen. Coco.
03:54 If others will join me, what's going to happen?
03:59 And also, I think we have enough time to decide on it.
04:04 The new majority leader, Francis Tolentino, said...
04:07 The Senate will not be a rubber stamp or a follow-up to the likes of Palacio.
04:11 Just like the Charter Change.
04:13 It has to be proven, but the Senate is not a rubber stamp.
04:19 You saw what the Senate President said yesterday.
04:22 He will stop the roadshow hearings of economic provisions.
04:29 The chairmanship of the vacancy committees must be reviewed.
04:32 The Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments is one of them.
04:35 It listens to the Charter Change.
04:37 That's why the Senate's discussion with Chacha...
04:40 It's temporarily suspended until we change it and it passes.
04:45 We will continue it.
04:46 But you know my position.
04:48 If you ask me, I will not be able to answer.
04:51 In a post, President Marcos expressed his support for Escudero.
04:55 For GMA Integrated News, Mav Gonzalez, for Tutok 24 Horas.
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