00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Araw na no-show ang mayorya at magkaroon ng korum nang dumating si Sen. Chisa Escudero.
00:36Ay kay Acting Senate President Win Gatchalian nakabase sa desisyon noon ng Korte Suprema sa kaso ng Avelino versus Cuenco,
00:44ang batayan ng korum.
00:47Si Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano naman hindi raw kikilalanin ang pagbabagong ito.
00:51Kinesyon din ni Sen. Lauren Legarda ang legalidad ng pagpapalit ng liderato.
00:56May unang balita si Sandra Aguinaldo.
01:02The 69th session of the Senate in the first regular session of the 20th Congress is hereby called to order.
01:15Matapos ang dalawang araw na walang sasyon sa Senado, nagbukas ang sasyon pasado alas 3.20.
01:21With 12 Senators present, the Chair declares a quorum.
01:28Kumpleto ang labing isang minority Senators na dagdagan sila ng isa.
01:32Si Sen. Chisa Escudero na bahagi ng majority na bumoto noon para kay Kayetano.
01:38Niyakap siya ng ilang Senador nung dumating siya sa plenaryo.
01:41Mr. Presiding Officer, I move to declare all elected positions in the Senate vacant.
01:50Is there any objection?
01:51Second.
01:53Julie seconded, the motion is approved.
02:00Inulukluk si Gatchalian bilang Sen. President pro tempore at kalaunay itinalagang acting Sen. President.
02:07Si Sen. Mig Zubiri naman, ang Chair ng Sen. Committee on Rules at ng Committee on Foreign Relations.
02:12Si Sen. Erwin Tulfo, itinalagang bilang Chairman ng Blue Ribbon Committee at Social Welfare.
02:18Si Sen. J.V. Ejercito, ang Chair ng Finance Committee.
02:22Sen. Tito Soto, Chair ng National Defense.
02:25Sen. Ping Lakson, Chair ng Public Order Committee at Accounts.
02:30Si Sen. Rafi Tulfo, Public Services.
02:32Sen. Bam Aquino, Basic Education.
02:35Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, Agriculture.
02:37Sen. Arisa Ontiveros, Health.
02:40Sen. Lito Lapid, Games and Amusement.
02:42At Sen. Chis Escudero sa Committee on Housing.
02:46Itinalaga ng mga Sen. Secretary si Ray Bantug at Sen. Sergeant at Arms,
02:51si dating Police Major General Alfredo Soto Corpus.
02:54Pinaliwanag ni Gatchalian ang basihan ng kanilang aksyon.
02:57We are compelled to call the session to order.
03:00After the Senate adjourned on May 26, 2026,
03:04session was scheduled to resume on Monday, June 1, 2026,
03:09and on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
03:13But the former Senate President failed to appear in both instances.
03:18Further, Article 6, Section 16.5 of the Constitution provides
03:22that neither House shall, during sessions of Congress,
03:27adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other House.
03:31The Senate has been adjourned and unable to resume session for the past two days,
03:39placing us on the brink of constitutional violation had we not convened.
03:44Thus, in the absence of a duly consulted postponement
03:48and the continued absence of the former Senate President,
03:52former Senate President Potempore, and members of the majority,
03:56we are compelled to call the session to order.
03:58Inilatag niya ang legal na basihan kung bakit labid dalawang senador
04:02ang ginawang batayan para maghayag ng quorum
04:05at hindi labid tatlo na majority ng kabuang 24 na senador.
04:10The quorum of 12 is based on majority of 22 senators
04:16over whom jurisdiction can be obtained by the Senate.
04:20This is in full accord with the ruling of the court in Avellino v. Cuenco
04:25that an absolute majority of 12 out of the 23 members
04:30can constitute a constitutional majority of the Senate for quorum purposes.
04:35Ang tinutukoy na Supreme Court decision ay ibinaba noong March 4, 1949
04:40sa kasong Jose Avellino v. Mariano Cuenco.
04:44Sa naturang kaso, kinilala ng Supreme Court na hindi 24 senators
04:48ang dapat pagbatayan ng quorum.
04:50Kaya para sa new majority, 22 senators na lamang
04:55ang kabuang bilang nila dahil nakakulong ang isa
04:58habang nagtatago naman ang isa pa.
05:00Binanggit din ni Gatchalian na dati nang nagdeklara ng quorum
05:04ng labindalawang senador lang ang nasa plenaryo.
05:07Nangyari yan noong May 5, 2015.
05:10Apat na senador ang nasa ibang bansa noon
05:12at tatlo naman ang nakakulong dahil sa PDF scam.
05:16Ayon kay Gatchalian, kasunod nang nangyari,
05:18meron na ngayong functioning Senate.
05:21Ang gusto namin bumalik na sa trabaho.
05:23Hindi tayo pwedeng ganito for the rest of our lives.
05:26Ang daming nakabindi na legislation.
05:28Sa press conference pagkatapos sa sasyon,
05:31sinabi ni Sen. Erwin Tulfo
05:33na hanggat di nakukuha ng kanilang grupo
05:36ang labing tatlong senador
05:37na nanatiling Senate President si Kayatano.
05:40We will be a virtual Senate President.
05:42We cannot touch the Senate Presidency
05:44because we don't have 13.
05:46Pero sa pahayag ng binansagang bagong Senate Majority,
05:49hindi na raw Senate President si Kayatano
05:51matapos ideklarang bakanti ang lahat ng posisyon.
05:54Anila, hindi palang naihalal si Gatchalian
05:57bilang bagong Senate President
05:58dahil kailangan ng labing tatlong boto
06:00sa ilalim ng konstitusyon.
06:03Sa isang pahayag, pinuri nila
06:05ang desisyon ni Escudero na pumunta sa sasyon.
06:08Ayon kay Escudero, hindi na katanggap-tanggap
06:11ang aniyay impasse o di pagkakasundo sa Senado.
06:15Wala raw siyang pinapanigang paksyon,
06:18personalidad o alianza,
06:19kundi naninindigan para sa Senado.
06:22He was enlightened.
06:23I mean, kaya nga po,
06:24niyakap na yan kanina,
06:25we were surprised
06:26because Sen Migs was already,
06:28we asked Sen Migs,
06:31meron bang ikang kapalit,
06:33may sinasabi sa mga, wala naman.
06:37Sa isang Facebook Live,
06:40sinabi ni Cayetano na wala siyang intensyong kilalanin
06:43ang reorganization ng Senate leadership.
06:46Giit ni Cayetano,
06:47labing tatlong kanilang bilang
06:49para palitan siya
06:50at mag-organisa ng Senate leadership
06:52at committee assignments.
06:54Ang nakalagay sa konstitusyon ng Pilipinas,
06:59pwedeng magkonduct ng business ang Senado
07:02by a majority of all its members.
07:06Ang majority po ng 24 ay 13 po.
07:1013 po ang numero.
07:13Yung sinasabi po nilang kaso,
07:15yung po ay ibang-iba.
07:17Nag-adjoin po kami nung nag-walk out sila.
07:20So that means they have to call the roll
07:23at kailangan labing tatlo.
07:26Yung binabagit nilang kaso po,
07:28inahamong po lahat ng abogado,
07:30it is not applicable
07:32kasi doon po tuloy-tuloy yung sesyon.
07:35Tinigil, tapos sinabing,
07:37may continuing forum po sila.
07:39Kung titignan niyo po ang rule 1 and 2 ng Senado
07:42na ayon ito sa Philippine Constitution
07:44para i-elect ang Sen. President
07:47at ang Sen. President Pro Temp or Pro Tempore
07:50ay kailangan po labing tatlo.
07:54So paano po nila alisin
07:56si Sen. Loren Legarda
07:58kung doon silang po sila?
08:00Git din ni Sen. Loren Legarda.
08:02Hindi legal ang paghalal
08:05ng Sen. President Pro Tempore
08:06kung kulang ang labing tatlong boto
08:09batay sa Senate rules.
08:10Ang pansamantalang absence daw
08:12ng ilang membro
08:13hindi dahilan para baliwalain
08:15ang kanilang mandato.
08:17Sabi ni Kea Tano,
08:18hindi siya pwedeng palitang
08:20presiding officer.
08:21She or he shall only become
08:23acting president
08:24in the case of subsection C
08:26which says
08:26in the event of resignation,
08:29hindi po tayo nagre-resign.
08:31Removal,
08:32hindi po nila ako naalis.
08:34Death,
08:35buhay pa naman po si Uroko,
08:37hindi po AI ito.
08:39Hindi po AI
08:40ang kumakausap sa inyo ngayon.
08:42Buhay pa po ako.
08:44Absolute incapacity.
08:46Siguro naman po nakikita nyo.
08:48Nakakapag-isip po ako.
08:49Nakakapag-salita po ako.
08:51So wala pong ground
08:53para magkaroon ng acting president.
08:56Sen. Winn, Lucian,
08:58ingat kayo dyan.
08:59You're playing around with fire.
09:02This is not just about the Senate.
09:04This is about the Philippine Constitution.
09:06Ang venue dapat,
09:07ang proper venue ng debate
09:09sa plenario.
09:10Monday hinintay namin sila,
09:12Tuesday hinintay namin sila,
09:14hinintay namin sila.
09:15Sa Facebook naman siya
09:16nag-i-speech.
09:17Nagpaabot ng pagbati
09:18kay Gatchalian
09:19si House Speaker Boji D.
09:21Sabay sabing mahalagang tungkulin
09:23ang pagiging acting
09:24Senate President.
09:25Ang palasyo,
09:26inira-respeto
09:27ang pagbabago
09:29sa liderato ng Senado.
09:30Ang nangyari sa Senado
09:32ay naaayon sa batas
09:34at rule of law.
09:36Kinikilala at nirerespeto
09:38ng palasyo
09:38ang desisyon
09:39ng bagong mayorya.
09:41Ito ang unang balita.
09:43Sandra Aguinaldo,
09:44GMA News.
09:48Iginit ng ilang senador
09:49na hindi valid
09:50ang anunsyo kahapon
09:51ni Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano
09:53na adjourn sinidiyena
09:54ang Senado.
09:55Ipinakita ni Sen. Meg Zubiri
09:57ang kopya ng isang liham
09:59na ipinamahagi
10:00ng Senate Secretary.
10:01Nakasaad doon
10:02na sa July 27
10:04magsesesyon muli
10:05ang Senado.
10:06Magtuloy-tuloy naman daw
10:07ang mga pagdinig,
10:09pagpupulong
10:10at investigasyon.
10:11Ayon kay Zubiri,
10:12kailang magsumite
10:13ng concurrent resolution
10:14ang Senado
10:15at Kamara
10:15para magdeklara
10:16ng Sinedie adjournment.
10:18Dapat din daw
10:19formal na abisuhan
10:20ang Pangulo
10:21na mag-adjourn
10:22Sinedie
10:23ang Kongreso
10:23batay sa tradisyon
10:25at patakaraan
10:26ng Senado.
10:27Hindi daw sapat
10:28ang liham lang
10:29mula sa Senate President.
10:30Sa panayam ng 24 oras
10:32kay Sen. Ping Lakson,
10:34iginiit din niya
10:35na iligal
10:36ang deklarasyon
10:37ni Cayetano
10:38kaya hindi nila ito
10:39sinunod.
10:40Paraan lang daw iyon
10:41ni Cayetano
10:42para hindi matuloy
10:42ang sasyon kahapon.
10:44Kalaunan,
10:45formal ding
10:45nag-adjourn
10:46Sinedie
10:47ang Senado
10:47matapos
10:48i-adopt
10:49ang concurrent
10:50resolution
10:50number 10.
10:51Itinalaga rin
10:52sina Senador
10:53J.B. Ejercito,
10:54Rafi Tulfo
10:55at Kiko Pangilinan
10:56sa kumiting
10:57mag-aabiso
10:57sa Pangulo
10:58kaugnay
10:59sa Sinedie
11:00adjournment.
11:00Ang Sinedie
11:01adjournment
11:02ay indefinite
11:03o walang nakatakdang
11:04petya
11:04kung kailan
11:05matutuloy muli.
11:06Sa Facebook
11:07live ni Cayetano
11:08iginiit niya
11:09na siya pa rin
11:10ang Senate
11:11President
11:12at siya pa rin
11:13ang may kapangyarihang
11:14mag-utos
11:15ng mga gagawin
11:16sa Senado.
11:43Naghahain sa
11:44Ombudsman
11:45na reklamo
11:45obstruction of justice
11:46ng Grupong Tindig
11:47Pilipinas
11:48laban sa mga anilay
11:49nagpatakas
11:50kay Senador
11:51Ronald Bato
11:51Dalarosa
11:52na may warrant
11:53of arrest
11:53mula sa
11:54International Criminal Court.
11:55Ang mga inreklamo
11:56ay sina
11:57Senador Alan
11:57Peter Cayetano
11:58Senador Robin
11:59Padilla
12:00at suspended
12:01acting
12:01Senate Sergeant
12:02at Arms
12:02Retired General
12:04Mau Aplaska.
12:05Sinisika pa silang
12:06makuhanan
12:07ng pahayag.
12:08Dati nang sinabi
12:09ni Kayetano
12:10at Padilla
12:10na walang visa
12:11sa bansa
12:12ang ICC
12:13arrest warrant
12:13kay Dalarosa.
12:15Sinabi rin
12:15ni Padilla noon
12:16na nakisabay lang
12:17si Dalarosa
12:18sa kanyang sasakyan
12:19noong umalis siya
12:20sa Senado
12:21noong May 14.
12:22Gate ng Tindig
12:23Pilipinas
12:23valid ang arrest
12:25warrant
12:25ng ICC
12:26kaya hindi dapat
12:27hinarang.
12:28Magbibigay rin
12:29daw ng kopya
12:30ang Tindig
12:30Pilipinas
12:31ng kanilang
12:31complaint
12:31affidavit
12:32sa ICC
12:37We've never
12:38before seen
12:38yung isang
12:39Senado
12:40na talagang
12:40ganitong
12:41kagulo.
12:42Sumabay siya
12:43sa pagpasok
12:44ni Sen.
12:45Alan Peter
12:45Kayetano
12:46bilang
12:46Sen.
12:46President.
12:51Tindig
12:52Tindig
12:52You
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