Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian (left) and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetan (INQUIRER file photos / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA)

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said his predecessor, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano has yet to personally congratulate him following the recent leadership change in the chamber, stressing that his doors remain open for all.

According to Gatchalian, many of his colleagues, even from the minority, had already reached out to him after he assumed the Senate’s top post during the special session on June 17.

When asked specifically whether he remembers Cayetano congratulating him, Gatchalian replied iin Filipino in an interview with DZMM, “Particularly from Senator Cayetano, none yet.”

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