Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian (left) and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano —INQUIRER PHOTO/NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian on Tuesday dismissed Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano’s proposal for a power-sharing arrangement in the Senate, insisting that the leadership changes adopted by the new majority on June 3 were valid and left no room for a dual-authority setup.
“In the June 3 session, it was clear who was elected Senate President pro tempore and who was designated as acting Senate President,” Gatchalian said in an interview on dzRH.
“So it was clear there who were designated and elected. And that is me—just one. That is why power-sharing is not possible, because only one person was elected,” he said.
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