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[Juanita Broaddrick @atensnut]

Exactly!!

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

‘TRABAHO NA LANG TAYO’

Sen. Erwin Tulfo on Sunday, June 7, appealed for unity in the Senate and apologized for his earlier remarks suggesting the arrest and forcible removal of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano from the session hall amid the chamber’s leadership dispute.

In a Facebook post, Tulfo admitted that his statements were inappropriate for a senator and were made out of frustration over legislative work being stalled by infighting. He also asked the public for forgiveness, saying Filipinos were the real losers as important measures failed to advance because of the deadlock.

“Tama na ang pagkakawatak-watak. Trabaho na lang tayo,” Tulfo said, urging his colleagues to set aside personal interests, focus on lawmaking and investigations, and work together to restore the Senate’s integrity.

📸 Erwin Tulfo

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

‘RISA NA’

Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV backs the “Risa Na! Movement,” launched to support Sen. Risa Hontiveros's possible 2028 presidential bid, citing her educational background, advocacies, and pre-election surveys by the Magdalo showing that a growing number of Filipinos favor Hontiveros for president.

READ RELATED STORY: https://t.co/zD1qn9oteC

[Win Gatchalian @WinGatchalian74]

Malinaw ang batas, at mahalagang pakinggan ang mga taong may sapat na kaalaman sa usaping ito.

[DZBB Super Radyo @dzbb]

"𝙇𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙣𝙜 𝙠𝙖𝙜𝙪𝙡𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙖 𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙙𝙤, '𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙮 𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙨 𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙤 𝙣𝙞 𝙎𝙚𝙣. 𝘼𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙤."

— Palace Press Officer Usec. Claire Castro sa nangyayaring alitan sa Senado

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

OPINION: In the end, leadership in the Senate is not established in Facebook livestreams or destabilization plots. It is exercised through institutional recognition and integrity, and public trust. https://t.co/ZhVVedQv83

[Edwin Lacierda @dawende]

SENATOR ALAN CAYETANO: CUT AND CUT CLEANLY

I agree with the position of Senator Frank Drilon that there is a presumption of regularity in the declaration of all Senate positions vacant, including that of former Senate President Alan Cayetano.

Alan knows this.

That is why he has not gone to the Supreme Court to challenge his removal.

Because at the heart of this latest Senate coup lies a reality that extends beyond questions of quorum, procedure, or parliamentary technicalities. The real issue is who has the numbers to control the Senate.

And even assuming for the sake of argument that the Supreme Court were to rule in Alan’s favor, what then?

On the first day of session, there would simply be another motion declaring all positions vacant. This time, there would be 13 votes.

The reality is that parliamentary power ultimately rests not on titles but on numbers.

Indeed, the issue may be resolved even sooner if the President calls a special session of Congress. If Alan has only ten votes and if reports are accurate that he may lose yet another supporter, on what basis can he continue to claim the Senate Presidency?

The larger lesson for Senator Alan Cayetano and for the country is this:

In a democracy, institutions are bigger than the ambitions of any one leader.

No office belongs to any individual. Every position is held only so long as one retains the confidence of those empowered to confer it.

Legitimacy does not come from clinging to office. It comes from retaining the confidence of those empowered to choose their leaders.

This is why democratic institutions endure. Leaders come and go but institutions must continue to function regardless of the fortunes of any one person.

When the numbers are gone, the title eventually follows.

The wise course now is not to prolong the contest but to accept the verdict of the numbers.

Therefore, I beseech you, Senator Alan Cayetano. Let the institution move forward. Cut and cut cleanly.

[News5 @News5PH]

'SO, WHAT IS HE?'

Muling binanatan ni Sen. Ping Lacson ang pagpupumilit umano ni Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano na siya pa rin ang lider ng Senado.

Sa kabila ito ng pagkakahalal kay Sen. Win Gatchalian bilang acting Senate President at Senate President Pro Tempore nang magkaroon ng quorum ng 12 senador sa sesyon noong June 3.

Giit ni Lacson, kinikilala na ng Palasyo, Kamara, at mga law expert na lehitimo ang nangyaring rigodon sa mataas na kapulungan.

[daily netizen @dailynetizen24]

Former Senator Antonio Trillanes: 'May credible info na may destab plot in the next few weeks...'

Pero ayaw daw ng mga generals kay Pyona dahil pro-China diumano ito at may matinding mental issues.

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

For retelling their tale of having delivered billions of pesos in kickbacks from flood control projects to more than a dozen officials – including President Marcos – 18 men claiming to be former soldiers are now facing an avalanche of legal cases. https://t.co/OW6p5cTyep | @onenewsph

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

I stand fully behind Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.

Filipinos are a grateful people. We do not forget genuine help, and we say salamat when thanks is due. But gratitude is not a price tag on our sovereignty. No vaccine, no shipment of fertilizer, and no infrastructure project buys the right to violate our rights in the West Philippine Sea, to harass our fishermen, or to aim water cannons and military-grade lasers at our Coast Guard vessels.

The Secretary did not “bite the hand that feeds.” He simply refused to let that hand cover our eyes while the other hand takes what is ours under UNCLOS and the 2016 Arbitral Award. To question whether long-term good faith exists is not ingratitude — it is honesty.

And if assistance is given only so it can later be waved in our faces to demand our silence, then it was never kindness to begin with — it was leverage. True kindness is never thrown back as a debt. The moment help is turned into a weapon, it ceases to be kindness and becomes coercion.

China is most welcome to be a true friend of the Philippines. But a true friend does not ask you to surrender your sovereignty and sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea as the price of friendship.

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

WHAT IS HE?

Sen. Ping Lacson questioned Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano's position in a post on X on Sunday, June 7, amid the ongoing leadership dispute in the Senate.

“The Executive Department, House of Representatives, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, law deans, law professors, former Senate presidents and many others do not recognize Senator Alan Cayetano as the President of the Senate. So, what is he?” Lacson wrote.

The post comes days after the Integrated Bar of the Philippines declared the June 3 Senate reorganization by a 12-member quorum “lawful and valid,” citing the 1949 Avelino v. Cuenco ruling.

Former Senate presidents Franklin Drilon and Aquilino Pimentel III have also backed the move that installed Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president pro tempore and acting Senate president.

Related: https://t.co/1YS3FO9T7z

[GMA News @gmanews]

‘MAG-FACEBOOK LIVE KA NA LANG’

Sen. Ping Lacson on Sunday referenced a quote as he took a swipe at those he described as “weak on both law and facts.”

Visit https://t.co/KsDi9LL1K5 for more updates.

[News5 @News5PH]

UMALMA SA PAHAYAG NG CHINESE EMBASSY

Pumalag si Coast Guard Real Admiral Jay Tarriela sa pambabatikos ng Chinese Embassy kay Defense Sec. Gilbert Teodoro.

Kasunod ito ng pahayag ng kalihim sa Shangri-La Dialogue, kung saan sinabi nitong matindi ang bantang kinakaharap ngayon ng Pilipinas dahil sa China.

Buwelta naman ng embahada, tila hindi raw marunong magpasalamat si Teodoro dahil sa pambabatikos nito sa kabila ng mga itinulong nila sa Pilipinas.

Pero giit ni Tarriela, hindi sapat na rason ang pagtulong para hayaan na lang ang pangha-harass ng China sa West Philippine Sea.

[News5 @News5PH]

SINO ANG PRESIDING OFFICER SA IMPEACHMENT TRIAL?

Idiniin ni Sen. Win Gatchalian na siya ang magpe-preside sa nakatakdang impeachment trial ni Vice Pres. Sara Duterte sa Senado.

Nagsisilbi ngayon ang senador bilang acting Senate President at Senate President Pro Tempore.

Sa kabila ito ng paggiit ni Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano at iba pang senador na ilegal ang Senate leadership change noong June 3.

Inaasahang sisimulan ang trial sa Hulyo. | via #MOJO Alexis Ebue

[Rohoza (Дев'ятий) Mykhailo 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇨🇦 @Oct7NeverForget]

I am convinced for the millionth time that the Japanese are truly incredible people. They are pure gold. 🇯🇵

Friends, this smiling young man is Takao Tainaka.

He comes from distant and beautiful Japan.

When the full-scale war began in Ukraine, Takao simply could not stand aside and watch our tragedy unfold. Without a second thought, he traveled more than 10,000 kilometers to help Ukraine.

Upon arriving, he immediately connected with several volunteer organizations and began working as a volunteer. In that role, he risked his own safety to deliver aid and visit some of the most dangerous areas near the front line.

Later, he made a difficult but completely conscious and courageous decision — to join the Ukrainian Armed Forces. ⚔️

Tainaka became a member of the AFU and is currently serving as an ordinary infantry soldier.

It is an incredible story.

A story of true courage, bravery, and an extraordinary strength of spirit.

He left behind the peace and prosperity of Japan to help defend our Ukrainian homeland.

So there is only one thing I can say:

Thank you.

Thank you, my friend.

Thank you sincerely, from the bottom of our hearts and from the heart of the Ukrainian people. 🫂🇺🇦🇯🇵

[Pilipinas Today @PilipinasToday_]

Sa press conference na ginanap sa Saturday News Forum ngayong Sabado Hunyo 6, muling nagpahayag ng kritisismo si Atty. Dino De Leon kaugnay sa ilang mambabatas na aniya ay mas nakikita pa sa social media kaysa sa aktwal na trabaho sa gobyerno.

Direkta niyang pinatamaan si Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, na ayon kay De Leon ay tila mas nakatutok pa sa pagvo-vlog at online content kaysa sa mga usaping lehislatibo at seryosong tungkulin bilang opisyal ng bayan.

Ayon pa sa kanya, mahalagang bumalik sa pangunahing tungkulin ang mga halal na opisyal at unahin ang serbisyo publiko kaysa personal na imahe sa social media.

(Courtesy: Saturday News Forum)

#PilipinasToday
#AttyDinoDeleon
#AlanPeterCayetano

[The Manila Times @TheManilaTimes]

SEN. Panfilo Lacson warned over the weekend that people who participated in what he described as a “bogus” Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing Thursday, including former military personnel who provided testimonies and lawmakers who took part in the proceedings, could face legal consequences.

READ: https://t.co/mddhWDFleJ

[GMA News @gmanews]

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Saturday appealed to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano to maintain his composure amid the ongoing leadership dispute in the Senate.

"I'd like to appeal to Alan (Cayetano), ayusin niya naman... Maghunos-dili sana siya," Remulla said in his radio program.

READ: https://t.co/juW5FoTTWs

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

Nagbabalak ang isang grupo ng mga abogadong magsampa ng reklamo laban kina Sen. Pia Cayetano at Sen. Rodante Marcoleta dahil sa pagpapausad sa pagdinig sa Senado nitong Huwebes, Hunyo 4, sa kabila ng kautusan ng bagong liderato.

Buong ulat: https://t.co/MXEHAoVyPd