Gatchalian-bloc ready to work in special session, 'possible' end to leadership row seen

Two weeks after a dramatic power shift ended a two-day Senate deadlock, senators are set to return for a special session amid renewed speculation that Senator Sherwin Gatchalian could finally be formally installed as Senate President.

This was after President Marcos called Congress to a special session on June 17 to urgently act on priority legislative measures. Under Proclamation No. 1318, signed on June 15, the President directed lawmakers to take up priority bills that remain pending despite having reached advanced stages of legislation.

READ: https://mb.com.ph/2026/06/15/gatchalian-bloc-ready-to-work-in-special-session-possible-end-to-leadership-row-seen

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