Posisyon ni Sen. Angara sa Senado, posibleng manatiling bakante hanggang 2025 Midterm Elections

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00:00The 13 billion pesos will be spent on Senator Sonny Angara's vacant position in the DepEd.

00:11This is what the Kamenak Commission on Elections said.

00:14Here is the surprise of Louisa Erispe.

00:16Now, Senator Edgardo Sonny Angara will sit as the Secretary of Education.

00:23His position in the Senate is now vacant.

00:25But the Kamenak Commission on Elections said that Angara's position is likely to remain vacant until the 2025 midterm elections.

00:34According to Kamenak Chairman George Erwin Garcia, it is possible that the Senate will just wait for the election, especially for a few months.

00:43For me, just for a short period of time, just for a year, the term of all the Senators is over.

00:51They might not call and just wait for the 2025 national and local elections.

00:57Komelec also said that if the Senate decides to hold special elections for Angara's position,

01:0413 billion pesos will be spent because the election will be held across the country.

01:10That's a lot. If we are talking about the SK election, that's around 13 billion.

01:15That's a nationwide election.

01:18Of course, overseas voting is included because remember,

01:22if the Senator holds a national position, not only here in our country, but also abroad.

01:30Even if the position remains vacant, there's no need for a caretaker.

01:35Because unlike the Camera, a Senator does not have a direct district.

01:39He also does not need to leave his position for the 2025 elections because this is the last term of Angara.

01:46The current Secretary of Angara is his last term.

01:50Therefore, his vacant position, or his position, will be held by 12 Senators in 2025.

01:58For now, it depends on the leadership of the Senate if they will call for special elections.

02:04But Komelec has yet to receive a request for this.

02:07Luisa Erispe for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.