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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang shut down concerns on Tuesday of a constitutional crisis amid Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s repeated insistence of still being Senate president, saying the executive branch only recognized Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian as leader of the chamber.
According to Palace press officer Claire Castro, Malacañang sees no constitutional crisis as it acknowledges Gatchalian as the current leader of the upper chamber.
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“In the eyes of Malacañang, in the eyes of the executive, we have nothing that can be called a constitutional crisis,” she said.
