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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has urged senators aligned with acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian to reject the “interim administrative arrangement” being proposed by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, who insists he remains the chamber’s president.
Palace press officer Claire Castro warned on Monday that Cayetano has a history of not honoring agreements, citing what happened when he was ousted as House Speaker back in 2020.
“This kind of arrangement will not bring any benefit at this point,” Castro said, stressing that the executive only recognizes the Senate leadership of Gatchalian.
“What might happen is a repeat of what occurred in the House of Representatives before, when there was a term-sharing agreement that was not immediately honored by then Speaker Alan Cayetano. We do not want that to happen again,” she added.
