Gatchalian, as Acting Senate President, ensures operations continue amid disputes over his authority and ongoing impeachment proceedings.
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Updated Jun 17
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What happened
Gatchalian, as Acting Senate President, ensures operations continue amid disputes over his authority and ongoing impeachment proceedings.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Senate leadership saw transitions, including Lacson relinquishing BRC chairmanship to Tulfo, and new committee assignments being made.Sub-event
- Cayetano and Gatchalian are involved in a challenge to the current majority bloc leadership.Sub-event
Dispute over legitimacy of inquiry proceedings involving Cayetano and Tulfo.1 source
Gatchalian calls special session to discuss key measures.1 source
Gatchalian replaces Cayetano in Senate leadership; Marcos recognizes the change.1 source
- Senate holds pre-trial conference against Sara Duterte, with House prosecutors participating in the impeachment trial.Sub-event
- Alan Peter Cayetano and Sherwin Gatchalian were involved in the Senate leadership reorganization on June 1, 2026.Sub-event
- Political turmoil unfolds in the Senate, with unnamed individuals facing accusations of plunder and being involved in a struggle for power.Sub-event
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Cayetano disputes Gatchalian's authority as Acting Senate President during impeachment talks.1 source
Senate leadership crisis in the Philippines stalls legislation and military promotions.1 source
Cayetano challenges Gatchalian's Senate presidency amid political disputes.1 source
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Part of
The Senate and Parliament were involved in an impeachment process, and the High Court is scheduled to render a decision on the impeachment petitions.Also in this story
- The High Court reviewed the Senate's involvement in a case and subsequently declared the relevant legislation unconstitutional.
- The impeachment process exposed deep administration divisions between key political figures.
- The High Court ruled on the failure to implement a rule and advised the President to dissolve the legislative body (Parliament) in Kenya.
The entities involved
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senate
type of legislative body, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature
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Sherwin Gatchalian
Filipino politician
Nothing else this week.
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Alan Peter Cayetano
Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from 2019 to 2020
- Robin Padilla is under preliminary investigation regarding an ICC matter, and he helped elect Alan Peter Cayetano as Senate president.
- Cayetano led the minority bloc, while the Villar family faced an investigation into water services. Separately, Tulfo's appeal successfully reversed Escudero's ruling.