BREAKING: Pahayag ni Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin hinggil sa aniya'y 'garapalang panawagan' ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas na maglunsad ng kudeta laban kay Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. (Courtesy: PCO)

‘KUNG HINDI SILA RECOGNIZED NA LEGAL BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE, MAY USURPATION OF AUTHORITY’ Maaaring maharap sa kaso ang mga senador at iba pang dumalo sa flood control hearing ng ‘hindi lehitimong’ Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Ayon kay NBI Director Atty. Melvin Matibag, hindi protektado ang mga ito ng parliamentary immunity kaya maaari silang kasuhan ng perjury, libel at defamation. Kung hindi aniya kinikilalang legal ang blue ribbon panel na nagsagawa ng pagdinig, malinaw na nagkaroon ng usurpation of authority. Matatandaan na itinuloy ng Cayetano bloc ang flood control hearing noong June 4 sa kabila ng deklarasyon ni Senate president pro tempore Win Gatchalian na walang official business sa Senado sa nabanggit na petsa. Dininig doon ang testimonya ng 18 ‘maleta boys’ na nag-akusa sa maraming kasalukuya’t dating mambabatas na tumanggap umano ng kickbacks mula sa flood control projects. | RH 15 @JecelleRicafort, DZRH News

Ridon: We have new evidence of Sara Duterte properties not in her SALN trib.al/V47qY3i

Applause for Sherwin Gatchalian shows public approval, says Ping Lacson trib.al/XtYf3Bs

VICE President Sara Duterte said she wants the term of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to run its full course, noting she has no intention of overthrowing the government. READ: tmt.news/2364564

GERMAN FEDERAL PRESIDENT STEINMEIER, BIBISITA SA PILIPINAS Pupunta si German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier sa Pilipinas para sa tatlong araw na state visit mula June 15 hanggang 17. Makikipagpulong ang German leader kay Pres. Bongbong Marcos tungkol sa defense, peacebuilding, maritime cooperation, at trade and investment.

"'YUNG KAGULUHAN SA SENADO AY NAGSASALAMIN NG LEADERSHIP NG ADMINISTRASYON." Ito ang naging pahayag ni Vice President Sara Duterte nang hingan ng komento ukol sa mga pangyayari sa Senado. "'Yung kaguluhan at kawalan ng direksyon ng ating bansa ay nagsasalamin kung ano 'yung klase ng leadership mayroon ang nakaupo sa Palasyo at ang ating administrasyon," ani bise presidente. Dagdag ni Vice President Duterte, dapat umano pag-usapan ng mga senador ang prayoridad ng Senado at kung ano ang kanilang trabaho na naaayon sa Saligang Batas. PANOORIN ANG KAUGNAY NA ULAT: youtu.be/A3ZrfHKR-g0?si=H1Az…

Acting Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian’s bloc is studying the possibility of electing another senator to preside over the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte amid rumors that Sen. Francis Escudero would get the job. tinyurl.com/5dezfyb7 | via @onenewsph

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said he is not giving up signing powers after saying Senator Sherwin Gatchalian did not respond in agreement to his proposal on an interim administrative arrangement. When asked how he could assert this given how he does not expect the papers for signing to reach his office, Cayetano replied, “In any way I can.” | via @agathamgregorio

Section 16, Article VI of the 1987 Constitution says: "The Senate shall elect its President and the House of Representatives its Speaker, by a majority vote of ALL its respective Members." What did the framers mean by "all the members of the Senate"? They meant a literal count, not quorum or those present. "All the members" equals 24 senators. The Constitution fixed Senate membership at 24 in Sec. 2, Art. VI. Fr. Joaquin Bernas, ConCom member, confirmed the intent in his commentary on the 1987 Constitution: they rejected the phrase “majority of those present” because the Senate President is 3rd in line to the presidency. They wanted a 13/24 MINIMUM, even with absences or vacancies. The Supreme Court uses this exact phrase to strike down “12-senator elections” When the Senate tried electing an SP with only 12 senators present, the SC cited Sec. 16(1) and said, in effect, that the Senate is composed of 24 members. A majority of 24 is 13. Without 13 senators present, the Senate cannot validly transact business. It's all very simple arithmetic. I don't know why the ulalo minority has to complicate it.

Former Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Saturday urged senators and Senate employees to recognize the authority of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as acting Senate president, saying the 12-member majority bloc could validly conduct the chamber’s business. READ HERE: bnc.bilyonaryo.com/koko-pime…

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday, June 6, criticized former Senate Presidents Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Franklin Drilon over what he considered a sudden change in their political views. mb.com.ph/2026/06/06/marcos-…

ICYMI: Senate President Pro tempore Sherwin Gatchalian said he was flattered by netizens romantically-linking him to fellow Sen. Risa Hontiveros. READ: tmt.news/2359966

'NGAYON, WALANG SENATE PRESIDENT ANG SENADO' WATCH: Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero, in his podcast on 7 June, said that the Senate currently has no Senate President, maintaining that Senator Win Gatchalian is serving only as acting Senate President. The remarks came amid a leadership shakeup in the Senate. Escudero attended a session where a quorum was declared, leading to changes in the chamber's leadership, including the election of Gatchalian as Senate President Pro Tempore. 📷: Chiz Wiz Channel/YT #DailyTribune

WHAT IS HE? Sen. Ping Lacson questioned Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano's position in a post on X on Sunday, June 7, amid the ongoing leadership dispute in the Senate. “The Executive Department, House of Representatives, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, law deans, law professors, former Senate presidents and many others do not recognize Senator Alan Cayetano as the President of the Senate. So, what is he?” Lacson wrote. The post comes days after the Integrated Bar of the Philippines declared the June 3 Senate reorganization by a 12-member quorum “lawful and valid,” citing the 1949 Avelino v. Cuenco ruling. Former Senate presidents Franklin Drilon and Aquilino Pimentel III have also backed the move that installed Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as Senate president pro tempore and acting Senate president. Related: philstar.com/headlines/2026/…

Results of the nationwide survey, conducted from June 5 to 6, showed that 67 percent of respondents favored Gatchalian’s appointment, while 25 percent opposed it and 8 percent remained undecided. Read more: mrf.lu/Pb2T