Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero serves as presiding officer of the impeachment court in 2025. (PNA file photo)

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Escudero confirmed that he was offered the second-highest post in the Senate, but he turned it down.

According to him, a member of the majority bloc led by Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian made the offer to him.

“I told them I wasn’t interested. I don’t need it. Who wants it? Whoever wants it can have it,” he said in his podcast “Chiz Wiz” posted on Wednesday.

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