Senator Sherwin Gatchalian takes his oath as Senate President Pro Tempore replacing Senator Loren Legarda during the plenary session at the Senate in Pasay City on June 3, 2026. INQUIRER PHOTO /

Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian waselected Senate president pro tempore, replacing Sen. Loren Legarda. He presided over the session on…

MANILA, June 3 — A group of Philippine lawmakers wrested back control of a bitterly divided Senate today, electing an acting president amid a boycott by Vice President Sara...

Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian reaffirms the legitimacy of the latest leadership change in the upper chamber. Alan Peter Cayetano insists he remains in control of the…

‘COMEBACK’ SESSION: Sen. Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian presides as acting Senate president over a plenary session still missing practically half of the chamber’s members — excluding one

The impasse in the Senate is a reflection of a great divide in Philippine politics between factions aligned with either the Marcoses or the Dutertes, clans once tied by a fragile…

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian takes his oath as Senate President Pro Tempore replacing Senator Loren Legarda during the plenary session at the Senate in Pasay City on June 3,…

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian took the oath as the new Senate President Pro Tempore on June 3, 2026, and assumed the role of Acting Senate President while the top leadership post…