Under this view, the vacancies were validly declared, so Cayetano is no longer SP and Legarda is no longer SPPT. However, the subsequent elections lacked the required majority of all members, so Sen. Win as SPPT and the subsequent chairmanships are legally questionable.
A quorum to do business is โ votes needed to elect officers. 12 senators formed a valid quorum under Avelino and could validly declare all positions vacant. But electing officers requires a majority of ALL members under its Rules, while electing SP requires it under the Consti.
Yes, the vacancies were validly declared: a quorum existed under Avelino, and no rule or constitutional provision required a higher vote. But the Senate should have stopped there... electing officers requires a majority of all members under its own Rules.
@loren_legarda I used to believe you were one of the few senators in this Republic who truly stayed faithful to public service. Ganito na ba kahirap makita ang tama sa mali? Kabutihan sa kadiliman? For what? To protect your DDS son? Daming nawalan ng respeto sayo.
@iampinglacson@zenhernandez Staged. To cause chaos. para galitin ang mamamayang Pilipino.
Their script: Minority senators nagmadaling umuwi. nung umuwi saka nagkaputukan.
Guns fired not from government..
Please investigate who fired the shots. The senate is on fire.
I think sa kanila din galing yan.
@glacyforyou For the families of victims of extrajudicial killings, this was a defining moment. Any parent seeking justice for a son or daughter taken too soon by this sloppy drug war would agree: Duterte deserves to ROT in jail. They will never forgive, they will never forget.
@fierceLady08 Ang babaw talaga ng mga DDS, di kaya ng utak nyo yung speech kaya sa sipon nalang nagfocus? haha Buti nga kahit may sipon tuloy pa din... syempre nagchange ng weather kaya sinipon. Hayst kawawang mga DDS nakakulong na nga tatay maiimpeach pa yung anak. bleh