5月20日，参议员皮娅·卡耶塔诺当选为参议院蓝带委员会主席，接替了此前领导数十亿比索防洪项目欺诈案调查的参议员潘菲洛·拉克森。
此次选举是在参议院领导层变动之后进行的，变动中她的兄弟阿兰·彼得·卡耶塔诺被任命为参议院议长。皮娅·卡耶塔诺曾在第19届国会期间担任该委员会主席，她是首位担任此职的女性。
拉克森在未结束防洪项目调查的情况下卸任，该调查涉及了一些参议员及其盟友。该委员会的任务是审查公共工程项目中的腐败问题。
卡耶塔诺尚未就其新职务发表声明。其他参议院委员会的职务分配也发生了变动，包括外交关系委员会和宪法修订委员会的人事调整。
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Senators allied with Alan Peter Cayetano conducted a Blue Ribbon committee hearing on flood control anomalies on June 4 despite objections from the Senate majority bloc led by Win Gatchalian.
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee resumes its investigation into alleged corruption in flood control projects on Monday, June 8, under new chairman Senator Erwin Tulfo.
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has restored invitations to 18 former military personnel for its June 4 hearing on the flood control scandal after briefly withdrawing them.
The Supreme Court denied a temporary restraining order sought by three lawyers to preserve all versions of a Senate blue ribbon panel report on a flood control scandal involving lawmakers.
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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.
Senator Jinggoy Estrada was arrested on June 1, 2026, over plunder and graft charges linked to flood control projects worth P573 million.
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The Philippine Senate will convene as an impeachment court on Monday to begin proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano confirmed the session in a letter to colleagues. The move follows the House vote approving articles of impeachment.