Voting 15-9, senators oust Chiz Escudero as Senate president Monday, September 8. Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto replaces him, and tells reporters he met with Escudero on Monday and the latter agreed to step down.
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00:00Voting 15 to 9 Senators oust Cheese Escudero as Senate President Monday, September 8.
00:07Senate Minority Leader Tito Soto replaces him and tells reporters he met with Escudero on Monday and the latter agreed to step down.
00:15Senator Ping Lakson is now Senate President pro tempore, replacing Senator Jinggoy Estrada,
00:20while Senator Mig Zubiri will be the majority leader in place of Senator Joel Villanueva.
00:25Rappler sources say the 15 Senators who supported the leadership change are the following.
00:30The Senate leadership shake-up comes as the upper chamber probes anomalous government flood control projects,
00:40which Escudero's campaign top donor is being linked to.
00:44Lawrence Lubiano is President of Center Waste Construction and Development, Inc.,
00:48which was named by President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. as 7th of the top 15 contractors for flood control projects.
00:55Lubiano contributed P30 million to Escudero's campaign.
00:59Before the flood control mess, Escudero was perceived to have delayed the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte and faced heavy criticism.
01:07Soto challenged Escudero's leadership during the opening of the 20th Congress on July 28.
01:12Soto served as Senate President from 2018 to 2022.
01:15Rappler sources claim Soto was previously Marcos' choice for the Senate Presidency.
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