Not accurate. Sen Cayetano is no longer SP. With 12 senators present, a quorum was declared out of the base number of 22 since Sens de la Rosa and Estrada are outside the “coercive power” of the Senate (Avelino v Cuenco. GR No 2821).
Hence, we voted to declare all positions vacant, although we could not yet elect a new SP because we lacked the 13 votes required under the Constitution.
Grabe the BTS ticketing wars this week. Halos same level ng anxiety at sakit sa katawan nung Bar. 😅 But I would be seeing them more times than I expected. 🥹 Thank You, Lord!!! 💜
Ito lang— wala kaming pake kahit sino pa dawit sa flood control issue na yan. Panagutin at ikulong yang mga pulitiko na yan kung guilty sila kahit sino pang kaalyado nila.
You cannot invoke the Constitution only when it is convenient.
When you prevent the Senate from functioning as mandated by the Constitution, you violate the Constitution.
When you refuse to convene the Senate for three consecutive days, you violate the Constitution.
Do not dare ask to be rescued by the very Constitution you violated.
@iamsouperwoman Credit should go to my legis staff. After receiving my instruction last Monday, it took them less than an hour to send me the material.
A leader is only as good as the people who work with him.
The Avelino v Cuenco (GR 2821) ruling is now the most talked-about legal doctrine among lawyers and non-lawyers.
Guess who among the members of the former minority of 11 researched and first introduced to the group this 1949 and still leading case in the determination of a quorum of senators to conduct plenary business?