5月19日の本会議において、マーク・ビアー上院議員がシャーウィン・ガッチャリアン上院議員の後任として、上院財政委員会の新委員長に選出された。
5月19日（火）、上院はマーク・ビアー上院議員を強力な権限を持つ財政委員会の委員長に選出した。これにより、同氏は国家予算案の修正や組み替えを監督する立場となる。
前任者のシャーウィン・ガッチャリアン上院議員は副委員長に指名された。ガッチャリアン氏は、ビアー氏の政府およびビジネスにおける経験が委員会の円滑な運営に寄与するだろうと評価している。
ビアー氏は第19期議会において、貿易委員会や銀行委員会で委員長を務めた経験がある。また、昨年には2026年度国家予算の最終調整を行った上院チームの一員でもあった。
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A Senate leadership change occurred on June 3 when a quorum of 12 senators enabled the election of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as acting Senate president.
Senator Pia Cayetano was elected chairperson of the Senate blue ribbon committee on May 20, replacing Senator Panfilo Lacson who led the investigation into a multibillion-peso flood control scam.
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Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was elected the new Senate president on Monday after 13 senators voted to unseat Vicente Tito Sotto III. The change occurred shortly after the start of the session amid the House's impending impeachment vote against Vice President Sara Duterte.
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson has rescheduled his privilege speech detailing the Blue Ribbon committee’s progress report on the flood control scandal. No explanation was provided for the cancellation. Former Ilocos Sur governor Luis “Chavit” Singson questioned the deferment of a Senate inquiry and threatened to take his allegations directly to the public.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said the Blue Ribbon committee recommends abolishing the alleged “leadership fund” and banning “allocables” in the national budget as part of its flood control probe. Initial findings show the House leadership controls at least P143.5 billion in “allocables.”
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said President Marcos will not be spared from the Senate probe into the multibillion-peso flood control scandal if evidence points to him. However, unsworn allegations against the president on social media hold no legal weight. Lacson is preparing a 'Chairman's Progress Report' to resume hearings.
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Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson will deliver a 'Chairman’s Progress Report' on the flood control scandal as a privilege speech when the Senate resumes session. In a dzMM interview, he said it may occur tomorrow or Tuesday and include new documents or evidence. He called the scandal worse than the pork barrel scam.