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With the formation of the new majority bloc under Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano, some senators from the new minority bloc were stripped of their committee chairmanships after new ones were designated. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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Transcript
00:00Mr. President, with the permission of the body and pursuant to Rule 10, Section 13 of the Rules of the
00:06Senate,
00:07may I respectfully move to elect the chairpersons of the Senate Permanent Committees.
00:15If I may, Mr. President.
00:16Please proceed.
00:19Senator Loren Legarda retained as chairperson of the Committee on Culture and Arts.
00:24So moved, Mr. President.
00:26If there is no objection, motion is approved.
00:28Senator Pia Cayetano retained as chairperson of the Committee on Ways and Means.
00:33So moved.
00:34There is no objection.
00:37Motion is approved.
00:39Senator Christopher Bongo, chairperson of the Committee on Health and Demography,
00:44Vice Senator Risa Hontevair.
00:45So moved, Mr. President.
00:47Is there any objection?
00:49Any objection?
00:50No objection.
00:52Motion is approved.
00:53Mr. President, Senator Joel Villanueva as chairperson of the Committee on Higher Technical and
00:58Vocational Education, Vice Senator Loren Legarda.
01:01So moved, Mr. President.
01:02There is no objection.
01:03The motion is approved.
01:04Thank you very much, Senator Legarda.
01:06Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on National Defense and Security,
01:11Peace, Unification, and Reconciliation, Vice Senator Loren Legarda.
01:16So moved, Mr. President.
01:17Is there any objection?
01:19If none, the motion is approved.
01:21Senator Christopher Bongo, retained as chairperson of the Committee on Sports.
01:25So moved, Mr. President.
01:28Any objection?
01:29No objection.
01:29The motion is approved.
01:32Pang-health na, pang-sports pa.
01:34Senator Pia Cayetano, retained as chairperson of the Committee on Sustainable Development Goals,
01:39Innovation, and Futures Thinking.
01:41So moved, Mr. President.
01:42If there is no objection, the motion is approved.
01:46Senator Loren Legarda, chairperson of the Committee on Basic Education, Vice Senator Bam Aquino.
01:52So moved, Mr. President.
01:53Is there any objection?
01:55Hearing none, the motion is approved.
01:57Senator Dante Marcoleta, chairperson of the Committee on Public Services, Vice Senator Rafi Tulfo.
02:02So moved, Mr. President.
02:03Is there any objection?
02:05Hearing none, the motion is approved.
02:08Senator Robin Hood Padilla, retained as chairperson of the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media.
02:14So moved, Mr. President.
02:15Is there any objection?
02:16If none, the motion is approved.
02:19Senator Robin Hood Padilla, retained as chairperson of the Committee on Cultural Communities and Muslim Affairs.
02:24So moved, Mr. President.
02:25Is there any objection?
02:26Hearing none, the motion is approved.
02:28Senator Jingoy Ejercito Estrada, chairperson of the Committee on Games and Amusement, Vice Senator Irwin Tulfo.
02:34So moved, Mr. President.
02:37Is there any objection?
02:38Hearing none, the motion is approved.
02:39Senator Pia Cayetano, retained as chairperson of the Committee on Energy.
02:44So moved, Mr. President.
02:46Is there any objection?
02:47If there's none, the motion is approved.
02:49May I ask for a minute suspension, Mr. President?
02:51Before the suspension, may I ask the chairperson if they replaced another senator, if they can coordinate,
03:00if there is any pending sponsorship that was already being discussed before the change in leadership.
03:10We actually have a weekly agenda, and as much as we can pursue the original committee report and sponsorship,
03:22the leadership will greatly appreciate that.
03:28Session suspended for a minute.
03:40Thank you for awakening, Phil.
03:43You
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