乔尔·维拉纽瓦（Joel Villanueva）参议员周日宣布，如果马科斯总统召集国会特别会议，他将出席会议，这可能提供选举舍温·加查利安（Sherwin Gatchalian）参议员为参议院议长所需的第13张选票。
乔尔·维拉纽瓦参议员在耶稣是主教会（Jesus Is Lord Church）周日礼拜期间播出的一段录音中表示，他将履行宪法职责。“如果召开特别会议，我们将履行宪法赋予的神圣职责。我们一定会到场，”他说道。维拉纽瓦没有明确说明他将如何投票，但他强调，在自6月3日人事改组开始的参议院领导层争端中，需要专注于公共服务。他强调了这一争端对工作人员的影响，并呼吁关注6月8日袭击棉兰老岛的7.8级地震。如果举行会议，他计划提交一份关于救灾资金的决议，并处理待决法案和军事任命。潘菲洛·拉克森（Panfilo Lacson）参议员对这一声明表示欢迎，并称拥有12票的多数派集团正在为艾伦·彼得·卡耶塔诺（Alan Peter Cayetano）参议员盟友可能制造的干扰做准备。“我只希望卡耶塔诺阵营的同事们也能有同样的态度，”拉克森说。
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The Philippine Senate convened a special session on Wednesday, June 17, to address pending legislation and appointments as Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano conceded that the bloc led by acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian now has the numbers to elect a new leader.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called Congress into a special session starting June 17 to address priority bills and pending appointments amid a Senate leadership dispute.
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Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian was elected Senate president on June 17 during a special session, ending a monthlong leadership crisis. Former Senate president Alan Peter Cayetano conceded hours before the vote.
On Monday, May 18, the Senate convened as an impeachment court to try Vice President Sara Duterte, while Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano retained his leadership post despite rumors of a coup.
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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.
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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Senators from the minority bloc walked out of the Senate session on May 26 after heated debate on a motion to allow online voting.