GIL

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[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

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[Dingdong Bahan @dingdongbahan]

The art of silence and law of detachment. 🤍

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

SINO TONG P*T*NG**A NA TO?
Nagkakalat sa threads ni Dingdong. MAG MOVE ON NA KAYO MGA BWESIT. KUNG MINAMALAS KAYO KASI SAMA NG UGALI NYO WAG KAYO MANDAMAY. BWESIT. SARAP MONG SAMPALIN

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

As a sign of respect, please remove any couple name. Kasi it's weird and awkward at the same time. Might as well change it to their full names instead of still using the past couple name. Respect and professionalism nalang din especially that they have gone their separate ways na

[Dingdong Bahan @dingdongbahan]

every day is a learning process.
thank you everyone!

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

[Dingdong Bahan @dingdongbahan]

Reclaiming my TIME & FREEDOM.
Officially back in bachelor’s era. 🤍👖

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Proud of you @dingdongbahan 🥹 mas bumongga pa career mo and you've been more blessed when you regained your freedom. 🥰 Happy for you! Proud of you, aking manok. Chariz hahaha 🥹🤗

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Baka SMNI tong reporter na to

[… @johnat143]

Rep. Marcos has a point.

Media should stop he-said, she-said reporting. This is how fake news has been institutionalized precisely because the media has failed to challenge and independently validate claims.

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Bugoka

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

Sinubukan ng media na kunin ang paliwanag ni Sen. Rodante Marcoleta sa kanyang manifestation patungkol sa ad interim appointment ng limang AFP generals. | via @JohnsonManabat

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

No Messenger and Facebook???

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Proud that I did not vote for this pug.

[Philstar.com @PhilstarNews]

Sen. Marcoleta says "bayaran" remark came from his frustration over INC rally coverage.

https://t.co/lk8DRvh06D

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

@direkMadzz @agot_isidro So bat ka affected?

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

First week at the new job and I'm loving the learning experience so far. 😊 Exploring new tools, AI workflows, integrations, and slowly getting into MCP, all while delivering great customer service. Grateful for the opportunity, premium tools, and continuous growth. ☺️🫶🏻✨

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Kupal

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada said they may consider filing a motion for hospital arrest, citing his osteoarthritis. | via @KaxandraSalonga

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Bobo lang kasi maniniwala sa 18 ex marines na yan. Lol

[Jojo Clemente @jclem3]

Minadali kasi mag-testify sa non-Blue Ribbon Committee kaya nagkasira-sira ang storya.

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Nakakasuka pati ganyan dinadamay WTF

[Kurt Adrian Dela Peña @AdrianINQ]

Pati ba naman scholars, gagamitin pa para sa interes ng iilan? Huwag naman sanang gamitin ang mga inosenteng mag-aaral na umaasa sa kakarampot na scholarship mula sa pamahalaan.

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Kakahiya ka Montalez. Tuta talaga ni Cawatano!

[Anne Talk @imannetalk]

(former) senate secretary montalez appointed by alan cayetano refused to call the roll! he was insisting that cayetano adjourned the session sine die 😆 what an embarrassment! tut@ ni alan!

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

I wouldn't say she's a political butterfly. She fits as a political langaw. 🤮🤮

[Jesus Falcis 🇵🇭 @jesusfalcis]

Loren Legarda is lying through her teeth and gaslighting everyone.

The New Majority-12 did NOT elect a Senate President.

They declared all positions vacant with a quorum of 12 legally backed up by the Senate Rules, the Constitution, SC jurisprudence, and Senate practice.

Why should Legarda know this?

It’s because in May 2015 when three (3) of their fellow Senators were arrested for plunder and she was abroad on an official trip, they used a quorum of 12 out of 17 available Senators to conduct business.

Guess who was one of the Senators in 2015?

Yep, Loren Legarda. Along with Alan Peter Cayetano and Pia Cayetano. Resibo below. 👇

And not one of them objected or claimed the session was unconstitutional. Not one of them filed a case before the Supreme Court.

You are now in estoppel, Senator Loren.

So no, we won’t be gaslighted. 👊

#NoToGaslighting

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

Baka di to ma gets ng mga alagad ni Cawatano

[Tessy | You're My Favorite Song | Reality TV @CollabS12PBB]

EXPLANATION
Why Avelino vs Cuenco 1949 is enough for a quorum of 12

Normally, the Senate has 24 senators, so quorum is 13.

Senate PH Rule II says that for Senate officers: they are elected by “majority vote of all its members.”

So if all 24 are counted, 12 is not enough.

But the anti-Cayetano camp’s argument comes from Avelino v. Cuenco, 1949.

In that case, the Supreme Court accepted the idea that because one senator was outside the country and could not participate, the Senate could be treated as having only 23 participating members. That made 12 a majority.

The Supreme Court said that “an absolute majority (12)” of the Senate “less one (23)” could be quorum, and Justice Feria explained that the count may be based on “actual members or incumbents” who are not incapacitated or outside the Senate’s jurisdiction.

Applied today: if Jinggoy Estrada is unable to participate because he is arrested, they can argue the working Senate is 23, not 24.

So 12 becomes quorum under Avelino logic.

Now add the Cayetano issue.

A Senate President is not the owner of the Senate.

The Senate Rules say the Senate normally meets at 3 PM on weekdays, unless the Senate decides otherwise.

If a session is postponed, the Senate President must consult the Majority and Minority Leaders. And the Senate President cannot just suspend or adjourn a session by himself without a motion or resolution approved by senators present, except in the specific postponement situation.

So if Cayetano refuses to preside or tries to stop the chamber from functioning, the anti-Cayetano camp can say - the chair cannot kill the chamber.

That is also consistent with Avelino v. Cuenco, 1949.

In that case, the Senate President abandoned the chair and did not attend.

Worse, Cayetano not only was absent, he did not designate a Presiding Officer either - the Senate is not functioning.

The anti-Cayetano senators continued, and the case records say the deliberate abandonment made it necessary for the remaining members to continue “in order NOT TO PARALYZE the functions of the Senate.”

So the anti-Cayetano camp’s legal theory is basically this:

(1) The Senate is bigger than Former SP Cayetano.

(2) If he refuses to preside, and enough senators are present, the Senate can still function.

(3) If Jinggoy cannot participate, Avelino gives them an argument that 12 is quorum.

(4) Once quorum exists, the Senate can act on its internal organization, including committees per the Senate Rules.

They are on stronger ground when reorganizing committees, because committees are part of Senate internal organization.

Rule X says permanent committees are formed by the Senate after organization, including the Committee on Rules (take notice, yan ang unang call to motion ni Sotto).

So what did Cayetano did wrong?
Essentially by refusing to attend the Senate or any of the presiding officers (ie: Former Pro Tempore Legarda, and Former Majority Leaders), the situation became more and more similar to Avelino v. Cuenco, 1949.

The former Majority could even argue that Avelino v. Cuenco, 1949 is a "special circumstance" . However, the similarities between then and now became more apparent with the former Majority leaders absence and made the arguments of the anti-Cayetano camp stronger.

With this, the new Majority got their quorum and they rearranged leadership.

So why only the leaderships and not the actual Senate Presidency?

So the pro-Cayetano camp can ask: "If you truly have quorum, and the majority of all members, why not also elect a Senate President?"

Short answer: Because of the Constitution.

The Constitution makes electing a new Senate President more sensitive because it specifically requires a “majority vote of all its respective Members” for that office.

The Constitution then separately says each House may choose “such other officers as it may deem necessary.”

For Senate President:
The Constitution itself sets the rule. The Senate President must be elected by “a majority vote of all its respective Members.”

For President Pro Tempore and other officers:
The Constitution does not give a specific voting threshold. It only says each House may choose “such other officers as it may deem necessary.” (Sec. 16)

It also says each House may determine its own rules.

That is where Senate Rule II comes in:
the Senate used its rule-making power to say its officers, including the President Pro Tempore, Secretary, and Sergeant-at-Arms, are elected by majority vote of all members.

LOGICAL DIFFERENCE:
So the Constitution does not dictate the definition of "all members" for other Senate officers - only for the Senate President.

Thus, the dictation and definition of "all members" lies on Senate Rules per the Constitution Sec. 16, "...as they deem necessary..."

But with Avelino v. Cuenco 1949 coming in...

The Senate PH has already defined "majority of all members" to be "active members of the Senate - that could participate"

In the ruling,
Justice Feria said the count may be based on the Senate’s “actual members or incumbents,” excluding those unable to discharge their duties because of death, incapacity, absence from jurisdiction, or other causes making attendance impossible (ie: arrest).

Feria treated the Senate as having 23 actual members, so 12 became a quorum and majority.

[ABS-CBN News @ABSCBNNews]

Nagtalaga ng mga bagong opisyal sa Senado ngayong Miyerkules, Hunyo 3, 2026, nang magdeklara ng quorum matapos ang dalawang araw na hindi pagsipot sa plenary session ng mayorya.

[GIL @imkingoftheG1L]

@kathh91_ @kikopangilinan Chat GPT pa ang ungas 😂