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MANILA, Philippines — Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian has yet to formally submit a request for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to call for a special session to tackle bills and appointments delayed by the recent leadership impasse in the Senate.
”We’re still laying out the things that need to be discussed during the special session, like the promotion of the five generals. That’s important to me… especially if you’ve been serving our country for a long time. There’s also a lot on our agenda,” he said in an interview with radio DZBB on Sunday.
Gatchalian, installed as the Senate president pro tempore during another Senate leadership shakeup on June 3, was referring to the supposed confirmation of five generals in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that was being held up due to the Senate gridlock.
No senators have been elected as members of the Commission on Appointments (CA), who are assigned to confirm the appointments of the AFP officers, since Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano took over as Senate president on May 11 following a “coup d’etat” that ousted Sen. Vicente Sotto III.
