Senators from the minority bloc walked out of the Senate session on May 26 after heated debate on a motion to allow online voting.
Members of the Senate minority walked out on Tuesday, May 26, after a heated debate over Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s motion to allow senators to participate in plenary sessions online under justifiable circumstances. The motion was filed on May 11.
Minority senators accused the majority of railroading the rule change. In a joint statement they said the process looked less like orderly deliberation and should be opened to public debate. Senator Kiko Pangilinan called it railroading while Senator Panfilo Lacson was the first to walk out followed by Senator Migz Zubiri.
Without a quorum the motion could not be voted on. Senate President Pro Tempore Loren Legarda adjourned the session which will resume on Monday June 1. The minority questioned whether the fast-tracked proposal was intended to benefit senators facing possible arrest.
