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Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano reiterated that the majority bloc’s proposed amendment to the Senate rules on remote participation is unrelated to the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, contrary to the minority bloc's allegations. (Video courtesy of Alan Peter Cayetano FB via Hannah L. Torregoza | MB)

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/05/31/alan-cayetano-insists-theres-no-link-between-senate-rules-proposal-and-vp-sara-impeachment-trial


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00:00Let's clarify some things about rules.
00:03Sa rules mismo ng Senate, nakalagay doon, simple majority can amend.
00:10Again, emphasize ko ha, kasi binabaliktad ng binabaliktad ng ating kaibigan ng Senator Lacson.
00:16Sabi niya, okay lang pag-usapan yung rules, huwag lang i-railroad.
00:20Wala pong railroading, ang sinasabi po kasi niya na sa committee yung rules.
00:24Ang plenary po, or yung plenaryo, ay mas powerful sa committees.
00:29Ang mga committees, parang bowl po yan.
00:31Pwede mo ilagay dyan, tapos i-pro-process sa bowl,
00:34or pwede mong tanggalin, ilipat sa bowl, or dalin sa plenary.
00:40Ang rule po ng Senate, hindi po kailangan dumaan ng katulad po ng pinagdadaanan ng bills.
00:47Kasi ang bills po nasa Constitution, may first, second, third reading.
00:51So we were not violating any rule, and in fact, May 11 pa nag-start yan.
00:56So saan nagsasabing nagmamadali kami?
01:01May 11 pa yan eh.
01:03So sabi niya, Monday na lang. Bakit?
01:05Kasi po, iilan lang sila nandun during that Tuesday night.
01:10But the point is, we were ready to defend and talk about the proposal.
01:18Ang dami na po lumabasa na hindi totoo.
01:20For example, for any reason, pwede mag-online.
01:24Hindi po. Ang nakalagay po dun sa proposal, justifiable reason.
01:29And the Senate President still has to consult the majority leader and minority leader case-for-case basis.
01:38So hindi po ito blanket na anytime, for any reason, pwede ka na mag-online.
01:44O sabi, pangalawa, pandemic lang kasi ito, bringing up.
01:47Hindi po. Panahon pa ni Senator Trillanes kay Senator De Lima, bringing up na po ito.
01:52Yung ibang nag-recriticize po ngayon, tignan niyo po yung mismong sinulat nila at reasons nila.
01:57They were arguing from the point of view of representation.
02:02So representation is very important na why.
02:04Because it's all about control.
02:06But before I talk about control, Senator Pia reminded me na binabasa niya,
02:13ang dami na lumabas about participation sa impeachment through online.
02:20Wala pong katotohanan na yung amendment ng rule na ito ay nakaugnay sa amendment sa rule sa impeachment.
02:26Bakit po?
02:27Unang-una, inadapt na po namin yung rule sa impeachment.
02:30Pag binago namin yun, they papublish pa, tatagal pa po yun.
02:33So, ngayon po, ang pinag-uusapan ay rule sa Senado.
02:37Wala pong katotohanan yung mga nagpo-post na nagsasabing ito po ay may kilalaman sa impeachment.
02:45Why is control important?
02:48Because the control, the chairman, schedules the hearing.
02:52So meaning, kung mababalik sa kanila, iskeschedule ba nila yung flood control hearing?
02:58Kung iskeschedule nila, kontrolado din po ng majority at ng chairman, sino ang iimbitahin?
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