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Following the Senate leadership shake-up on Monday, senators allied with the Dutertes lost chairmanships of key committees.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/senate-leadership-shakeup-strips-duterte-allies-key-committee-chairmanships/
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00:00Following the Senate leadership shake-up on Monday, Senators allied with the Dutertes lost chairmanships of key committees.
00:08Senator Rodante Marcoleta was replaced by Senator Ping Lacson as chair of the powerful Blue Ribbon Committee, which oversees high-profile Senate investigations.
00:17Senator Risa Ontiveros takes over as Health Committee chairperson, replacing Senator Bongo.
00:22Senator JV Ejercito is now the chairman of the Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Committee, formerly headed by Senator Bato de la Rosa.
00:28Both Ontiveros and Ejercito were also appointed as deputy majority leaders.
00:33Senator Loren Legarda was appointed as the new chair of the Defense Committee, replacing Senator Jingoy Estrada.
00:39She also took over the Accounts Committee and the Higher Technical and Vocational Educational Panel, previously led by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.
00:47Senator Rafi Tulfo was named chair of the Labor Committee, replacing Senator Aimee Marcos.
00:52Senator Kiko Pangilinan takes over the Justice and Human Rights Committee from Cayetano.
00:56Senate Majority Leader Mig Zubiri says more committee chairmanships will be announced in the coming days.
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