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00:00Bago matapos ang huling regular session ng 20th Congress kahapon, may malaking pagbabago sa Senado.
00:07Nagpalit ng Senate leadership matapos ang dalawang araw na no-show ang mayorya
00:11at magkaroon ng quorum ng dumating si Sen. Chisa Escudero.
00:16Ay kay Acting Senate President Wynne Gatchalian, nakabasis sa desisyon noon ng Korte Suprema
00:21sa kaso ng Avellino v. Cuenco, ang batayan ng quorum.
00:26Si Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano naman hindi raw kikilalanin ang pagbabagong ito.
00:31Cuenesyon din ni Sen. Lauren Legarda ang legalidad ng pagpapalit ng liderato.
00:36May unang balita si Sandra Aguinaldo.
00:42The 69th session of the Senate in the first regular session of the 20th Congress is hereby called to order.
00:56Matapos ang dalawang araw na walang session sa Senado, nagbukas ang session pasado alas 3.20.
01:02With 12 Senators present, the Chair declares a quorum.
01:08Kumpleto ang labing isang minority Senators na dagdagan sila ng isa.
01:12Sa Sen. Chisa Escudero, na bahagi ng majority na bumoto noon para kay Kayetano.
01:18Niyakap siya ng ilang Senador nung dumating siya sa plenaryo.
01:22Mr. Presiding Officer, I move to declare all elected positions in the Senate vacant.
01:30Is there any objection?
01:32Second.
01:33Julie seconded, the motion is approved.
01:40Inulukluk si Gatchalian bilang Sen. President pro tempore at kalaunay itinalagang acting Sen. President.
01:46Si Sen. Mig Zubiri naman, ang Chair ng Senate Committee on Rules at ng Committee on Foreign Relations.
01:53Si Sen. Erwin Tulfo ay tinilaga bilang Chairman ng Blue Ribbon Committee at Social Welfare.
01:58Si Sen. J.V. Ejercito, ang Chair ng Finance Committee.
02:02Sen. Tito Soto, Chair ng National Defense.
02:05Sen. Ping Lakson, Chair ng Public Order Committee at Accounts.
02:10Si Sen. Rafi Tulfo, Public Services.
02:13Sen. Bam Aquino, Basic Education.
02:15Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Agriculture.
02:17Sen. Riza Ontiveros, Health.
02:20Sen. Lito Lapid, Games and Amusement.
02:22At Sen. Chis Escudero sa Committee on Housing.
02:26Itinalaga namang Senate Secretary si Ray Bantug at Senate Sergeant at Arms
02:31si dating Police Major General Alfredo Soto Corpus.
02:34Pinaliwanag ni Gatchalian ang basihan ng kanilang aksyon.
02:37We are compelled to call the session to order.
02:40After the Senate adjourned on May 26, 2026, session was scheduled to resume on Monday, June 1, 2026,
02:49and on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
02:53But the former Senate President failed to appear in both instances.
02:57Further, Article 6, Section 16.5 of the Constitution provides that neither House shall, during sessions of Congress,
03:07adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other House.
03:11The Senate has been adjourned and unable to resume session for the past two days,
03:19placing us on the brink of constitutional violation had we not convened.
03:24Thus, in the absence of a duly consulted postponement and the continued absence of the former Senate President Potempere
03:34and members of the majority, we are compelled to call the session to order.
03:38Inilatag niya ang legal na basihan kung bakit labid dalawang senador ang ginawang batayan para maghayag ng quorum
03:45at hindi labid tatlo na majority ng kabuang 24 na senador.
03:50The quorum of 12 is based on majority of 22 senators over whom jurisdiction can be obtained by the Senate.
04:00This is in full accord with the ruling of the court in Avellino v. Cuenco
04:05that an absolute majority of 12 out of the 23 members can constitute a constitutional majority of the Senate for
04:14quorum purposes.
04:15Ang tinutukoy na Supreme Court decision ay ibinaba noong March 4, 1949 sa kasong Jose Avellino v. Mariano Cuenco.
04:24Sa naturang kaso, kinilala ng Supreme Court na hindi 24 senators ang dapat pagbatayan ng quorum.
04:31Kaya para sa new majority, 22 senators na lamang ang kabuang bilang nila dahil nakakulong ang isa habang nagtatago naman
04:39ang isa pa.
04:41Binanggit din ni Gatchalian na dati nang nagdeklara ng quorum ng labindalawang senador lang ang nasa plenaryo.
04:47Nangyari yan noong May 5, 2015.
04:50Apat na senador ang nasa ibang bansa noon at tatlo naman ang nakakulong dahil sa PDAF scam.
04:56Ayon kay Gatchalian, kasunod ng nangyari, meron na ngayong functioning Senate.
05:01Ang gusto namin bumalik na sa trabaho.
05:03Hindi tayo pwedeng ganito for the rest of our lives.
05:06Ang daming nakabindi na legislation.
05:07Sa press conference pagkatapos sa sasyon, sinabi ni Sen. Erwin Tulfo na hanggat di nakukuha ng kanilang grupo ang labing
05:16tatlong senador na nanatiling Senate President si Kayatano.
05:20We will be a virtual Senate President. We cannot touch the Senate Presidency because we don't have 13.
05:26Pero sa payag ng binansagang bagong Senate Majority, hindi na raw Senate President si Kayatano matapos ideklarang bakanti ang lahat
05:33ng posisyon.
05:34Anila, hindi palang naihalal si Gatchalian bilang bagong Senate President dahil kailangan ng labing tatlong boto sa ilalim ng konstitusyon.
05:43Sa isang mapahayag, pinuri nila ang desisyon ni Escudero na pumunta sa sasyon.
05:48Ayon kay Escudero, hindi na katanggap-tanggap ang aniyay impasse o di pagkakasundo sa Senado.
05:56Wala raw siyang pinapanigang paksyon, personalidad o aliansa, kundi naninindigan para sa Senado.
06:02He was enlightened. I mean, kaya nga po, niyakap tayo kanina, we were surprised because Sen Migs was already,
06:08we asked Sen Migs, meron bang ikang kapalit, may sinasabi-sabing, wala naman.
06:14Paano niyo nakonven si Sen. Cheez, sir?
06:18Sa isang Facebook Live, sinabi ni Kayatano na wala siyang intensyong kilalanin ang reorganization ng Senate leadership.
06:26Giit ni Kayatano, labing tatlo ang kanilang bilang para palitan siya at mag-organisan ng Senate leadership at committee assignments.
06:34Ang nakalagay sa konstitusyon ng Pilipinas,
06:39pwedeng mag-conduct ng business ang Senado by a majority of all its members.
06:46Ang majority po ng 24 ay 13 po.
06:5013 po ang numero.
06:53Yung sinasabi po nilang kaso, yung po ay ibang-iba.
06:58Nag-adjoin po kami nung nag-walk out sila.
07:01So that means they have to call the roll at kailangan labing tatlo.
07:06Yung binabagit nilang kaso po,
07:09inahamon ko lahat ng abogado.
07:10It is not applicable.
07:12Kasi doon po, tuloy-tuloy yung sesyon.
07:15Tinigil, tapos sinabing may continuing forum po sila.
07:19Kung titignan niyo po ang rule 1 and 2 ng Senado,
07:22na ayon ito sa Philippine Constitution,
07:25para i-elect ang Senate President at ang Senate President Pro Temp or Pro Tempore,
07:31ay kailangan po labing tatlo.
07:34So paano po nila alisin si Sen. Loren Legarda kung 12 lang po sila?
07:40Gate din ni Sen. Loren Legarda.
07:43Hindi legal ang paghalal ng Senate President Pro Tempore
07:46kung kulang ang labing tatlong boto batay sa Senate rules.
07:51Ang pansamantalang absence daw ng ilang membro,
07:53hindi dahilan para baliwalain ang kanilang mandato.
07:57Sabi ni Kaya Tano, hindi siya pwedeng palitang presiding officer.
08:01She or he shall only become acting president in the case of subsection C,
08:06which says, in the event of resignation, hindi po tayo nagre-resign.
08:11Removal.
08:12Hindi po nila ako naalis.
08:15Death.
08:15Buhay pa naman po siguro ako.
08:17Hindi po AI ito.
08:19Hindi po AI ang kumakausap sa inyo ngayon.
08:22Buhay pa po ako.
08:25Absolute incapacity.
08:26Siguro naman po nakikita niyo.
08:28Nakakapag-isip po ako.
08:30Nakakapagsalita po ako.
08:31So wala pong ground para magkaroon ng acting president.
08:36Senator Winn, Lucian, ingat tayo dyan.
08:40You're playing around with fire.
08:42This is not just about the Senate.
08:44This is about the Philippine Constitution.
08:46Ang venue dapat, ang proper venue ng debate sa plenario.
08:50Eh Monday hinintay namin sila.
08:52Tuesday hinintay namin sila.
08:54Hinintay namin sila.
08:55Sa Facebook naman siya nag-i-speech.
08:57Nagpaabot ng pagbati kay Gatchalian si House Speaker Boji D.
09:01Sabay-sabing mahalagang tungkulin ang pagiging acting Senate President.
09:05Ang palasyo, inirerespeto ang pagbabago sa liderato ng Senado.
09:11Ang nangyari sa Senado ay naaayon sa batas at rule of law.
09:16Kinikilala at nirerespeto ng palasyo ang desisyon ng bagong mayorya.
09:21Ito ang unang balita.
09:23Sandra Aguinaldo, GMA News.
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