00:01Senator Win Gachalian is elected as the new Senate President pro tempore and is now the acting Senate President in
00:07a shakeup at the upper chamber.
00:08This comes after the Senate reaches a quorum, with Senator Cheese Escudero showing up at the plenary session Wednesday, June
00:153.
00:15Former Senate President Tito Soto administers Gachalian's oath.
00:19Alongside Gachalian were shakeups in other leadership positions in the Senate, which are
00:23JV Ejercito for Finance, Tito Soto for National Defense, Ping Lakson for Public Order and Accounts, Erwin Tulfo for Blue
00:31Ribbon as well as Social Welfare and Rural Development, Rafi Tulfo for Public Services, Bama Kino for Basic Education, Kiko
00:38Pengalinan for Agriculture, Risa Honteveros for Health, Lito Lapid for Games and Amusement, Cheese Escudero for Housing, and Mig Subiri
00:46for Foreign Relations as well as Rules.
00:48The 11-member minority bloc, led by Soto, have been pushing for Gachalian to replace Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate
00:55President.
00:55Senator Ping Lakson describes Gachalian as capable, qualified, and prepares for his work. But Cayetano insists he still remains Senate
01:03President.
01:04So when I said a while ago that I am still the Senate President, the legitimate, the legal, moral Senate
01:14President, it's not about me, it's not about the position.
01:17Meantime, Escudero insists he is not transferring sides. In his statement, he says,
01:22I am taking a stand for the Senate. My allegiance is not to any faction, personality, group, or alliance.
01:28We see a lot of people on the red bar, tough questions.
01:28Now your footwork for there is a good news anniversary, rules ber arriving.
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