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Sen. Pres. Escudero, naniniwalang dapat umusad na ang Senado
Sen. Pres. Escudero, naniniwalang dapat umusad na ang Senado
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00:00Back to normal, the work of senators after the election of their leader yesterday.
00:06Meanwhile, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. reached out for support to Senate President Chief Escudero,
00:13Daniel Manalastas, in Centro ng Balita Live.
00:19Yes, Audrey, before the Senate adjourned, the election of this leader was still ongoing.
00:26But earlier, you're right, Audrey, the operation here in the Senate is an all-systems-go.
00:31In fact, committee hearings were held, and scheduled activities were held here in the Senate.
00:46Senator Francis G. Escudero is now the new Senate President.
00:50Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri is now the President of the Senate.
00:55Like what I said earlier, I don't have a team, you don't have a team, and he doesn't have a team.
00:59We should all be a team, the country of the Philippines.
01:02And I look forward to working with each and every member of Congress, whether majority or minority.
01:08In Escudero's leadership, how will the former lawmakers handle the law,
01:13just like the hot topic of the charter change?
01:16I don't have a team, he doesn't have a team, and we don't have a team.
01:20There's no majority or minority, we are one Senate, and that's what I'm looking at.
01:24We should carry the flag, and we should guide each other with the flag in front of us
01:31when we speak and vote in the Senate plenary.
01:35Zubiri was emotional when he said goodbye as Senate President.
01:38His accomplishments in his duties were one by one,
01:41and his colleagues knew him and did not leave him until the end.
01:45Never waving, thank you, my dear. I love you dearly, and your family.
01:51Sherwin, my compadre.
01:54Pare, maraming salamat pare.
01:57To Bato De La Rosa, who stuck it out with me until the very end.
02:03Sir, I salute you, sir.
02:06My dear friends, my heart is broken.
02:10I am proud to have led a Senate that's been resolute in protecting our institution,
02:14our democracy, and our people.
02:17It is not yet clear if Zubiri and his colleagues will go over-the-buck in the minority.
02:22But in a press conference, a Senator was hit.
02:26The one who talked to me, the one who tried to talk to me,
02:30full support, now no support.
02:33I feel bad because there are still people texting me,
02:37we're with you, we're full support.
02:40We are 100% with you.
02:45One day, we'll be gone.
02:47Escudero believes that the Senate should move forward after the change of leader.
02:52In the end, whoever has the confidence of the 13,
02:55it's not for me to tell the process at this point
02:58because we want to move forward from here.
03:01And not to talk, discuss, debate,
03:04and pour, let's say, salt on any wound that was inflicted.
03:08I am asking for mercy on any wound that may have been inflicted
03:12or hurt.
03:14After Zubiri was elected as Senate President,
03:17Senator Joe Villanueva was also elected as Majority Leader.
03:22He will replace Senator Francis Tolentino
03:25who will also be the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules.
03:28Senator Gingoy Estrada will replace Senator Loren Legarda
03:32as Senate President Pro Tempore.
03:35Senator Nancy Binay and Senator Sunny Angara
03:38held the Chairmanship.
03:40Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was elected as the new Chairman
03:44of the Senate Committee on Accounts.
03:46President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
03:48gave support to Senator Cheese.
03:51President Marcos recognized Escudero's dedication
03:54and legislative record.
04:00A session will be held here in the Senate.
04:10Thank you very much, Daniel Manalastas.