Rule-change clash sparks rare Senate shutdown amid fears of ‘tyranny of numbers’

Members of the Senate minority walk out of the plenary session over that they call a 'travesty of rules'

'We walked out because what happened on the floor looked less like orderly deliberation,' says Senator Panfilo 'Ping' Lacson

The Senate minority bloc walked out of the plenary session after opposing what they called a rush to amend the chamber's rules.

Members of the Senate minority block walk out: (from left) Sherwin Gatchalian, Risa Hontiveros, Erwin Tulfo, Francis Pangilinan, Miguel Zubiri, and Bam Aquino. —Photo from…

Rule-change clash sparks rare Senate shutdown amid fears of ‘tyranny of numbers’