NO NUMBERS TO OUST SENATE PRESIDENT SOTTO JUST IN: Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano says there are not enough votes to oust Senate President Tito Sotto amid rumors of another leadership coup. “Sa ngayon wala pa yung 13 na ’yun. Or ’yung 13 hindi present dito,” Cayetano says. He said the minority naturally works to secure enough votes to elect a new Senate leader and become the majority. Sotto replaced Senator Chiz Escudero in September. Speculation about another leadership shakeup resurfaced

Removal of Imee as foreign relations chair reflects Senate majority-minority conflict — Parreno #NewsandViews | Political observer Earl Parreno said that the removal of Senator Imee Marcos as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee reflects a broader conflict between the majority and minority. He also noted that declaring Chinese diplomats persona non grata could affect trade relations and Overseas Filipino Workers. | ONE News