John Candelario

a very tiny piece in the greater scheme of things.

[Nico B. Valderrama @nbvneverquits]

Ganito na lang.

I-assume natin na pumasok kahapon ang lahat ng 22 Senators na maaaring pumasok, dahil bayad naman sila ng taumbayan para pumasok.

May quorum? Yes.

Ilan ang kailangang bumoto para makagalaw ang Senado sa isang ordinary motion? 12, dahil iyon ang majority ng 22 Senators present. Ngayon, kung may motion si Senator Sotto na i-declare na bakante ang lahat ng posisyon sa Senado, at 12 Senators ang bumoto pabor, ano ang resulta?

Mababakante ang mga posisyon, kasama ang Senate Presidency. Ganito rin nabakante ang mga posisyon nung huling namuno si Senator Sotto at nag-motion si Senator Villanueva nung May 11, 2026 to declare all Senate leadership positions vacant.

Makakahalal ba sila agad ng Senate President? Hindi, kung walang makakuha ng 13 votes. The Constitution requires the Senate President to be elected by majority vote of all the Members of the Senate.

Pero makakahalal ba sila ng Senate President Pro Tempore? Yes.

Bakit? Dahil ang Constitution mismo ang nagsasabi na each House shall choose such other officers as it may deem necessary. Ang Senate President Pro Tempore ay hindi Senate President. Isa siyang ibang officer na kinikilala ng Rules of the Senate na dapat ihalal ng majority of all members of the Senate.

So ano ang dapat gawin? I-harmonize ang Constitution at ang Rules of the Senate.
Dapat ba ang interpretation ay hahayaang walang mahalal at maparalisa ang Senado? Hindi. A reading that leaves the Senate unable to organize or transact business should be avoided, because the Constitution contemplates a functioning Senate, not a paralyzed chamber.

Hindi hinalal si Senator Gatchalian bilang Senate President Pro Tempore para pumalit kay Senator Legarda personally. Hinalal siya para punan ang posisyong nabakante dahil sa lehitimong motion ni Senator Sotto.
Hindi rin siya nahalal na Senate President by 12 votes.

Ang nangyari ay ito: nabakante ang Senate Presidency; walang nahalal na Senate President dahil walang 13 votes; ngunit may valid election ng Senate President Pro Tempore under the Constitution and the Rules of the Senate. By operation of the Rules of the Senate, the Senate President Pro Tempore acts as Senate President while the office is vacant.
Hindi lamang sinabi ng Avelino v. Cuenco na hindi kasama sa pag-determine ng quorum ang mga Senador na hindi maaaring i-compel na umattend. Sinabi rin ng kaso na makatwiran na bigyang-bisa ang nais ng nakararami, lalo na sa pagpili ng mamumuno sa Senado, dahil ang pagpili ng Senate leadership ay nakadepende sa will of its members.

Higit sa lahat, hindi pinapayagan ng Constitution na paralisado ang kahit isang Kapulungan ng Kongreso. Kailangan pa ba talagang isulat iyon? Kahit ang taumbayan, hindi papayag na hindi magtrabaho ang mga pinapasweldo nila sa gobyerno.

Kahit grade 1 student, pumapasok nang walang bayad dahil alam niyang tungkulin niyang mag-aral. Ang mga senador pa kaya? Sila itong may malaking budget para kumuha ng magagaling na abogado na magpapaliwanag kung ano ang maaari at hindi maaaring gawin sa Senado.

[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

@Converge_CSU kindly provide info regarding network outage here in Brgy Triangulo, Naga City, Cam Sur. Any estimated restoration time?

[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

@ShopeePH hanggang kelan ako maghihintay ng delivery ng item ko? Nakalipat na kami ng bahay wala pa rin ang order ko. Jan 1 pa order n yun. 🤦‍♂️

[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

@Converge_CSU how can I open the OR that is zipped with password? No instruction what password to input.

[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

@ShopeePH ano na? Malapit na 12.12 yung order ko ng 11.11 di pa rin nadedeliver. Nasa Makati Hub lang. I guess that will b my last order from you.

#byeshopee #ShopeePH

[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

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[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

Thank you @Mayora_Abby and Makati LGU for the covid care kit. Well-appreciated po.

[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

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[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

@Converge_CSU still no internet here in Bangkal, Makati. What's happening? Kaya today?

[Edwin Lacierda @dawende]

Under PNoy, there are only kinds of Cabinet meetings that would practically be held the whole day.

One was the fiscal budget meeting where PNoy would go thru the proposed budget for the next year w/ a Calculator beside him & asked the logic of the expenditures. Ang taya na…

[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

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[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

Casted my vote in less than 20mins here in Makati. Para sa bayan! 🙏🌸🌹🇵🇭

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[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

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[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

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[Diane💗🌸 @MaeDianeAzores]

Mga inaatake ng anxiety para sa May 9 elections for Leni-Kiko.

[Emil @13thFool]

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[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

Papunta pa lang tayo sa exciting part!

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[Manuel L. Quezon III @mlq3]

A remarkable video. You see, Boots Anson Roa was formerly a Marcos Loyalist. In fact, even after EDSA, she and her late husband Pete Roa remained Marcos Loyalists. She and her family even ended up living in exile in Washington DC. It's never too late to change. #LetLeniLead

[John Candelario @john_kingfisher]

@guingonabart B4 siya sumagot magrrequest muna na kakanta sya. It's leyt in d evening! 😆