00:00While the majority of his colleagues were at the Senate in Pasay City in a special session
00:04to tackle urgent measures, Senator Robin Padilla was at a mall in Cebu to promote his action
00:09film.
00:10He attends a special screening of his movie, Bad Boys 3, Wednesday, June 17.
00:15Padilla directed and produced the film.
00:18He also starred in it, reprising his role, Bumbo.
00:21The actor-turned-senator is an ally of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano who already gave up his
00:25claim to the Senate presidency early Wednesday.
00:28The block of Senator Win Gachalian recruited Senator Joel Villanueva, completing 13 members
00:33for a quorum.
00:34They were able to install Gachalian as full-fledged Senate President.
00:38Only 13 out of the 24 senators attended the plenary session in the morning.
00:43Senator Jingoy Estrada is under arrest and is suspended due to his plunder and graft cases.
00:49Senator Bato de la Rosa is hiding amid his active International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
00:54Six out of nine remaining minority senators attended the session only later in the day.
00:59Aside from Padilla, Alan Cayetano and Senator Mark Villar also skipped Wednesday's session.
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