The Philippine Senate minority bloc called for Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign after the majority skipped plenary sessions again on June 1 and June 2, preventing a quorum.
Members of the Senate majority did not attend the scheduled session on Tuesday, June 2. Cayetano instead went live on Facebook, describing the absence as a parliamentary tool to keep control of key committees and protest what he called a puppet Senate.
The minority accused Cayetano of abandoning his duties by failing to preside over two consecutive sessions. It urged him to step down as Senate president.
Without a quorum, several measures remained in limbo. The standoff follows the majority's similar absence on Monday, June 1, when air conditioning and WiFi were reportedly turned off in the session hall.
