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During a press conference in the Senate of the Philippines on Monday, May 25, Senator Risa Hontiveros shared her thoughts and support on claims that fellow Minority Senator Sherwin Gatchalian may be elected as the next Senate President, should the opportunity arise.

Hontiveros emphasizes that their work as Senators will continue regardless of who takes the helm of Senate leadership. She then reiterates her trust in Gatchalian in the event of another Senate leadership change.


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Transcript
00:00And ma'am, do you also share yun pong sentiment ng other colleagues?
00:03I think si Senator Ping, nabanggit po niya na it is Senator Wingachalian or nothing for the SB 11, Solid
00:1011.
00:11Sorry, silent ko lang ito.
00:15Well, kung maging Senate President si Senator Sherwin, that would be good for the Senate.
00:22Magka-batch kami, so isang dekada ko na siyang nakakatrabaho at saka na-obserbahan.
00:28And napakaseryosong legislator tuwing magsususpend, nagsistay siya sa floor, hindi siya kaagad papasok sa lounge.
00:39Pag narinig niyo silang may kausap, kausap yung staff tungkol sa trabaho.
00:44And isa siya na pinahalagahan talaga yung dignidad at yung reputasyon ng Senado.
00:51Can you also confirm, Ma'am, na yung pong grupo ninyo, yung 11, si Senator Wing po talaga yung pinupush
00:58na SB?
00:59I hear several names kahit sa publiko.
01:02And ang attitude namin sa minority ay kung sino sa amin.
01:08I'm proud na may mga napatunayan na dating kakayahan bilang mga dating Senate President at meron talagang malakas na potensyal
01:19na magsilbi din sa ganung tungkulin.
01:21At kung tatunoy niyo ako tungkol kay Senator Sherwin, kung maging siya, magiging mabuting Senate President siya.
01:28Sorry, Ma'am, last on my end. Ma'am, gano'n po ba ka-importante for you na magkaroon ng
01:32leadership change considering also na malapit nang mag-adjourn yung session?
01:38Mag-break po ulit yung session.
01:40Mapa minority man o mapa majority, basta tuloy yung pagtitrabaho namin sa kasalukuyang majority.
01:48Leadership of course is always important, lalo na sa isang institution tulad ng Senado.
01:54Kaya ganyan din yung mga interventions namin on the floor the past two weeks.
01:59Talagang may pagbibigay halaga sa papel ng liderato.
02:04But, you know, whether nasa minority o nasa majority, I've always been part of a collective na isinusulong yung nakikita
02:13naming responsibilidad namin sa institution at sa ating mga kababayan.
02:20Hi, Ma'am. Ma'am, can you confirm lang, mayroong ugong-ugong din kasi na si former SP Cheese daw
02:26yung possible na pumalit kay Sen. Allen and pwedeng sumama sa inyong group para kayo na yung maging majority.
02:34Is Sen. Cheese not an option? Can you confirm that, Ma'am, and is he not an option? Talagang win.
02:38Sen. win lang po.
02:39So, narinig ko rin na yung ganyang mga pag-uusap, yung pagbuo ng mga bagong majority naman ay halos bukas
02:50sa kahit sino na sumapi.
02:53Basta't may mapag-level o fan na parehong values or interests, parehong interest sa loob ng institusyon.
03:01But if you're asking me about Senate presidency, as I mentioned earlier, kung maging si Sen. Sherwin yan, magiging mabuti
03:10yan para sa Senado.
03:11Pero kung Sen. Cheese, hindi siya as aligned with the values of the current minority?
03:16Hindi kasing napag-uusapan yun.
03:31Hindi kasing napag-uusapan yun.
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