Cayetano bloc files SC petition over Senate leadership dispute — One News Now

[0:00] For the details, we have Mobile Journalist Mary Mon Reyes. [0:03] Mary Mon, go ahead. [0:06] Diego, good afternoon. [0:07] Kaninang around noon, [0:10] nagsalita si Senate President Potempo Sherwin Gachelle [0:12] in an ambush interview at sinasabing [0:14] nanlilinlang daw at nagdudulot ng pagkagulo [0:17] itong dating kongresistang si Mike Defensor [0:19] dahil sa kanyang announcements online [0:21] na may isasagawang hearing [0:22] ang Blue Ribbon Committee ngayong araw. [0:25] Nor, itong mga lumipas na araw, [0:26] may mga pronouncement kasi itong si Defensor. [0:28] At ang sinasabi ni Senator Sherwin [0:31] hindi naman daw member nor chairman [0:33] ng Blue Ribbon Committee itong si Defensor [0:34] so hindi niya alam bakit nag-post or nag-a-announce online. [0:38] Plus, ang kinakausap niya rin ngayon [0:40] ang chairman ng Blue Ribbon Committee [0:42] na si Senator Irwin Tulfo [0:43] para aralin at tignan [0:45] yung mga legal na hakbang na maaari nilang gawin [0:48] to address this including [0:50] kung sakaling magkakaroon ng filing of cases. [0:52] Ang huling nasabi kasi ni Senator Irwin Tulfo [0:54] baka raw usurpation of authority and such [0:57] and tuloy-tuloy naman yung kanilang coordination [1:00] so far dito pero wala pang formal na announcement [1:03] ang Blue Ribbon kung kailan talaga yung susunod nilang pagdinig. [1:06] On the other hand, [1:08] si yung campo naman ni Senator Alan Peter Cayetano [1:10] nag-file sila ng petition for certiorari [1:14] and prohibition sa Supreme Court [1:16] and ang prayers nito, [1:17] it's around 87 pages. [1:20] Ang prayers nito ay yung nais nila [1:23] na magkaroon ng cease and desist order [1:25] sa current Senate operations. [1:27] Kine-question nila yung current committee chairmanship, [1:31] kine-question nila yung ginawang sesyo noong June 3 [1:33] and they wanted to be declared null and void. [1:36] Kasama na rin dyan yung matagal na kinocontest [1:39] nitong Cayetano Block ever since [1:40] nagkaroon nga ng balasahan sa liderato noong June 3 [1:43] na hindi valid yung quorum of 12 senators [1:47] na ang naging basis na ito ng Gatchalian Block [1:50] ay isang ruling naman ng Supreme Court. [1:53] So, kabilang din dyan, pinabalikan ni Senator Cayetano [1:56] sa live stream niya kasi ngayon ongoing siya, [1:59] yung nilalaman ng petition nila [2:00] na patuloy na kine-question [2:02] itong current power struggles and shifting [2:05] and they are hoping magkaroon muna ng cease and desist [2:08] sa operasyon ng Senado. [2:10] So far, ongoing pa ngayon yung live stream ni Senator Cayetano [2:12] pero what we noticed, [2:13] doon sa petition, [2:14] wala ang pangalan as petitioners or respondents [2:17] na pangalan ni na Senator Joel Villanueva [2:21] at Sen. Mark Villanueva. [2:23] Diego? [2:23] Yun ang gusto ko tanongin sa'yo, Merimon, [2:25] kasi if there were names that were floated [2:28] at possible two or three [2:30] na lilipat tomorrow sa special session [2:32] and we don't have the two names [2:34] of Sen. Joel Villanueva [2:35] and Sen. Mark Villanueva as you said, [2:37] so what happens, Merimon, [2:39] if tomorrow those two end up [2:42] with the majority block [2:44] so that brings their number to 14? [2:46] Am I correct? [2:47] Pag gano'n ba? [2:49] Parang multi-academic na ata yung petition [2:51] ni Sen. Cayetano. [2:53] And to note, Diego, [2:54] ang sinasabi niya na Sen. Cayetano, [2:56] even Sen. Lauren Legarda [2:58] who still maintains na siya pa [3:00] ang Sen. President Potempo, [3:01] kapag nagkaroon na raw [3:03] o naipakita na yung 13 or at least 13 Senators, [3:06] sila mismo ang bababa sa posisyon nila [3:07] kasi sa huling sinasabi nila [3:09] hindi pa raw sila nagre-resign. [3:10] So far, wala pa kasing confirmation. [3:13] Ang sabi ni Sen. Irwin, [3:14] may commitment si Sen. Joel [3:16] that he will be joining [3:17] the special session tomorrow. [3:19] Actually, sabi niya kung magpapatawag. [3:20] Pero dahil nagpatawag, [3:22] so may pangdalo ni Sen. Joel [3:24] sa special session tomorrow. [3:25] Pero walang commitment [3:26] ng pag-o-over the record [3:28] o yung pag-aanib sa majority block. [3:30] Yung case naman itong inaabangan pa natin, [3:32] ang sabi kasi ni Sen. Tulfo, [3:34] hindi niya parang alam [3:35] tungkol doon sa kuro-kurong [3:36] may lilipat ng ibang mga Senador [3:38] from the minority block. [3:39] Pero may nakausap na raw sila [3:41] na isang babae at isang lalaki [3:43] and potentially, [3:44] this could pave the way [3:45] for the formation [3:47] of the decisive majority [3:49] na pwedeng magsisimento na [3:51] kay Sen. Gatchelian [3:52] for the Senate presidency. [3:54] Pero kanina, [3:54] sabi niya ayaw magsalita [3:55] ni Sen. Gatchelian, [3:57] ang priority raw nila ngayon [3:58] is yung key legislations [4:00] and yung iba pang administrative matters [4:02] na kailangan talakayin bukas [4:04] sa special session. [4:05] Pero meron mo kasi ang tanong ko, [4:07] kasi special session na tomorrow [4:08] and I'm sure before [4:10] magkaroon ng tatapusin [4:12] yung mga kailangan tatapusin [4:13] na priority bills, [4:14] eh, aayusin nila yung leadership. [4:16] Ngayon, [4:16] ang question dito, [4:17] Merimon, [4:18] was quorum, no? [4:19] So let's say, [4:20] tomorrow, [4:21] as based experience mo [4:22] sa Senado, [4:23] kung may quorum sila [4:24] with 14, [4:25] kahit hindi bumoto [4:26] in favor of a new [4:27] Senate President [4:28] si Sen. Joel [4:29] at Sen. Mark Villar, [4:30] pero may quorum [4:31] and majority still wins [4:33] again tomorrow, [4:34] gusto nila ulitin yan, [4:35] they can easily declare [4:36] all positions vacant again [4:38] para mas formal, [4:39] di ba? [4:41] Kung sakali man [4:42] na magkakaroon ng reorganizing [4:43] ulit ng Senado bukas, [4:45] pero kung wala, [4:46] they will proceed muna [4:47] to the usual session. [4:49] Ang sabi kasi ni Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, [4:51] sila naman daw [4:52] sa new majority block, [4:53] 12 Senators sila, [4:54] quorum ito, [4:55] so to add Sen. Joel [4:57] that makes them 13, [4:58] the old number [4:59] na makakapagpatawag [5:00] ng session [5:01] ang Senado. [5:02] So we'll still wait [5:04] tomorrow [5:04] kung yung pagpunta ba [5:06] ng mga Senador [5:07] kung lang [5:08] may mga pupunta pa [5:09] from the minority block [5:10] ay purely for attendance [5:12] or dito na ba [5:13] ito na ba [5:14] yung breaking [5:14] of the Senate impasse [5:15] or magkakaroon ng contesting. [5:18] Kasi ang sinasabi naman [5:19] ni Sen. Pink Laxon, [5:20] while the majority [5:21] is ready [5:22] na walang delay, [5:23] walang drama [5:24] sa special session bukas, [5:25] they are also ready [5:26] for what is to come [5:27] from the Cayetano-led block. [5:29] That includes [5:29] yung pagkakontest [5:30] sa kung sino [5:31] ang magpapatawag [5:32] sa session, [5:33] kung sino [5:33] ang magsisilbing [5:34] presiding officer, [5:35] even yung Senate gavel [5:37] or yung Senate base, [5:38] yung seal [5:38] na ginagamit [5:39] sa mga session, [5:40] lahat ng mga yan [5:41] ready naman daw [5:42] ang majority [5:43] kung ano [5:43] ang pwedeng mangyari bukas. [5:44] Kasi Merimon, [5:45] bukas titignan natin [5:46] mga important [5:47] na gagawin, [5:47] of course, [5:49] yung committee on appointments. [5:51] Titignan natin [5:51] also yung sa mga soldiers [5:53] and of course, [5:54] yung sinasabi natin [5:55] na ibang priority measures. [5:57] Pero first order [5:58] of business, [5:59] Merimon, [6:00] if there will be [6:01] a movement again [6:02] in Senate leadership [6:03] or solidifying [6:04] of the Senate presidency, [6:06] it has to happen [6:07] early in the morning, [6:08] am I right? [6:10] Well, [6:10] they will be beginning [6:11] this special session. [6:12] Nag-confirm na [6:13] ang house dito [6:13] at 9 a.m. tomorrow. [6:15] Okay. [6:15] And then yung [6:16] sa commission on appointments, [6:17] ang sabi ni Senator Gatchel yan, [6:18] para around 11, [6:20] magbe-break muna sila. [6:21] CA naman sila [6:22] for the confirmation [6:23] of the promotion [6:24] of these uniformed men. [6:25] And then tuloy sila. [6:27] They're eyeing [6:28] for the session tomorrow [6:29] to end around [6:30] 4 to 5 o'clock [6:31] in the afternoon. [6:33] So, [6:34] anything could happen [6:35] 9 a.m. onwards. [6:37] Pero so far, [6:38] yung pinakadaloy [6:39] ng agenda nila, [6:40] we're yet to [6:40] re-see the final [6:42] agenda for tomorrow. [6:44] Alright. [6:44] And of course, [6:45] Merimon, [6:46] anything else [6:46] should we expect [6:47] from the Senate? [6:48] Before I let you go, [6:49] baka may rundown ka [6:50] na ano pa [6:51] pwede natin asahan? [6:53] So far, [6:54] ang nasabi ni Senator Gatchel yan [6:55] on talks of the impeachment trial [6:59] of Vice President Sara Duterte. [7:00] Since nakapagpasa na kahapon [7:02] yung both [7:03] prosecution panel [7:04] and the defense team [7:05] ni Vice President Sara Duterte [7:06] ng kanilang [7:07] pre-trial briefs, [7:09] tomorrow, [7:10] on Thursday, [7:11] inaasahan naman [7:12] yung pagsisimula [7:12] ng pre-trial conference. [7:14] Dito, [7:15] ilalatag, [7:16] aayusin [7:16] yung mga testigo, [7:18] yung mga ebidensya [7:18] yung ipepresenta [7:19] sa trial proper, [7:20] even yung streamlining [7:22] ng magiging timeline [7:23] ng trial. [7:24] So far, [7:24] all systems go pa naman [7:26] pagdating sa impeachment [7:28] and [7:28] ang sabi ni Senator Gatchel yan, [7:31] for now, [7:32] siya ang magsisilbing [7:33] presiding officer [7:33] sa impeachment trial. [7:35] Diego. [7:35] Quickly lang, [7:36] last question before I let you go. [7:38] May sinabi ba si [7:39] Senate President [7:41] Pro Temporary Gatchel yan, [7:43] if mag-absent [7:43] or let [7:44] yung new minority [7:45] tomorrow, [7:45] will they be discussing? [7:47] Kasi continued absences yan eh. [7:48] Tapos, [7:49] lalagay sa alangan [7:50] yung mga bills nila. [7:51] Ano ang gagawin nila [7:53] with these [7:53] absentee senators? [7:55] Are they [7:55] maling ethics complaint? [7:58] So far, Diego, [7:59] wala pang sinasabi [8:00] si Senator Gatchel yan. [8:01] Pero ang nasabi niya, [8:02] he did write a statement [8:03] encouraging and inviting [8:05] all senators [8:06] from both the [8:06] majority and minority [8:07] block to join [8:08] the special session [8:09] tomorrow. [8:10] Kasi yung mahalaga raw, [8:11] may pagpatuloy nila [8:12] yung operations nila, [8:13] yung function nila, [8:14] especially yung mga [8:16] panukalang batas [8:17] or administrative matters [8:19] or ibang [8:20] kakailanganin na [8:21] objectives [8:21] na kinakailangan [8:22] agarang pagkilos [8:23] o aksyon [8:23] ng gobyerno. [8:25] Alright, [8:26] sige Merimon, [8:26] keep us updated [8:27] especially tomorrow [8:28] but for now, [8:29] thank you for that. [8:30] Mobile journalist [8:31] Merimon Reyes.