- The minority bloc has returned to the Senate floor for proceedings.
- Cayetano bloc accepts leadership change from Zubiri, with Legarda included among the members. Marcos and Go attended the CA plenary session.
Imee Marcos and Bong Go joined the new majority bloc, and the Cayetano bloc convinced Loren Legarda to join the majority bloc.
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Updated Jul 1
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What happened
Imee Marcos and Bong Go joined the new majority bloc, and the Cayetano bloc convinced Loren Legarda to join the majority bloc.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Imee Marcos
Filipina politician and former actress (born 1955)
- Marcos questioned Dizon's legal appointment status as the DPWH budget hearing takes place in the Senate, requiring action from the Commission on Appointments.
- A hypothetical political alliance, referred to as 'Tandem,' is forming, involving candidates from the Philippines, including Sara Duterte, Imee Marcos, Leni Robredo, and Raffy Tulfo.
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Bong Go
Filipino basketball player and 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.