By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.
MANILA, Philippines — A hearing on the flood control scandal called by former majority members of the Senate will amount to nothing as they had no authority to open the inquiry in the first place, former four-time Senate president Franklin Drilon said on Thursday.
“On the Senate records, nothing happened,” he said of Thursday’s hearing.
Newly elected Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian, who is also the acting Senate president, said the new blue ribbon committee chair, Sen. Erwin Tulfo, had rescheduled the hearing for next week and no resource persons were allowed entry into the Senate building.
There was some pushing and shoving between Sen. Robinhood Padilla, who was leading “resource persons” into the Senate session hall, and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, who was requested by Gatchalian to provide additional security.
