Absolute disrespect for the Filipino people. What entitlement.
Mag-boycott tayo.
Huwag mag trabaho.
Hayaan natin ang mga nakabinbing panukala.
Mga senador, binabayaran kayo ng taumbayan. Pambabastos ito sa Pilipino.
SOLID BLOC 11: ALAN PETER CAYETANO RESIGN!
What happened today was a clear abandonment of responsibility, a dereliction of duty, and a blatant disregard of the rules that govern this institution, because the Senate cannot be made to stop working simply because its presiding officer refuses to lead.
Under Rule XIV, Sec. 41 of the Rules of the Senate, the Senate President may postpone the holding of the session AFTER consultation with the Majority Leader AND the Minority Leader. That rule was violated. This is not merely a procedural lapse—it is a direct violation of the Rules of the Senate and a serious disrespect for the institution and the Filipino people.
Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate.
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LENI PERSONALLY ATTENDED OVP BUDGET DELIBERATIONS DESPITE DUTERTE'S ATTACKS
Former Vice President and now Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo consistently attended budget briefings and plenary deliberations of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) from fiscal year (FY) 2017 to 2022, personally presenting and defending the office's proposed budgets without seeking any conditions, despite former President Rodrigo Duterte repeatedly lashing out at her, including telling her "Mamatay ka na" in one of his addresses to the nation during the pandemic.
Robredo appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance in 2017 to defend the OVP and HUDCC budgets. She returned to the House of Representatives for plenary deliberations in 2018 and 2019, and personally attended the 2020 budget hearings, with some lawmakers even suggesting an increase. Despite the COVID-19 lockdown, she continued her attendance, personally appearing for the 2021 and 2022 OVP budgets, including presenting the 2022 budget herself before the House Committee on Appropriations.
In contrast, Vice President Sara Duterte sought conditions before attending the House plenary deliberations on the OVP's proposed P902.895 million budget for FY 2026. In a letter dated September 30 to House Committee on Appropriations Chairperson Rep. Mika Suansing, Duterte said she would attend only if the House also demanded President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s attendance for the Office of the President's P27.3 billion budget deliberation, or if the Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability provided a Department of Justice (DOJ) document confirming that Immigration Lookout Bulletin Orders (ILBOs) on seven OVP personnel had been lifted.
The ILBOs were issued by the DOJ in November 2024 at the request of the House in connection with an investigation into the alleged misuse of OVP funds. The inquiry followed a privilege speech by Manila 2nd District Rep. Rolando Valeriano, citing Commission on Audit (COA) findings that disallowed over P73 million of the P125 million in confidential funds allocated to the OVP in 2022, which were spent in just 11 days. COA ordered Duterte, along with two OVP officials, to return the disallowed amount.
Notably, Duterte and her office's representatives were also absent during the sponsorship and debate on the OVP's proposed P2.26 billion budget for FY 2025, highlighting a marked contrast with Robredo's tenure.