Lawmaker to Alan Peter Cayetano: ‘You are a disgrace to the Senate’

Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. Screengrabbed from his Facebook Livestream on May 23, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Negros Occidental Rep. Julio Ledesma IV blasted Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, calling him a “disgrace to the Senate” after Cayetano led a two-day boycott that left the upper chamber paralyzed.

Ledesma took to social media Wednesday night to vent his frustration with Cayetano over his bloc’s absence from the plenary sessions since Monday, a move he orchestrated that stalled Senate business ahead of a congressional break.

“SEN. ALAN PETER CAYETANO – YOU ARE A DISGRACE TO THE SENATE. FOR TRIVIALIZING YOUR DUTY AS A LEGISLATOR – I WILL URGE THE LGUs OF THE 1ST DISTRICT OF NEGROS OCC. TO DECLARE YOU PERSONA NON GRATA,” Ledesdma wrote in a Facebook post.

“This is my ASK OF OUR DISTRICT, AND I WILL GET THIS.”