Tanggap ni Senador Alan Peter Cayetano na hindi na siya ang Senate President matapos makumpirmang sasama na sa bagong majority bloc si Senador Joel Villanueva na magbibigay ng sapat na bilang para maghalal na bagong lider ng Senado.
“And now, after speaking with Sen. Joel Villanueva, it appears our colleagues on the other side will soon have the numbers to elect a new Senate President. I will not stand in the way of that vote. No leadership in a democracy is ever permanent; every office we hold is a loan, never a possession,” pahayag ni Cayetano sa kanyang statement sa Facebook.
“To whoever this chamber lawfully elects, I extend my congratulations and my cooperation in advance,” dagdag pa niya.
Sa kanyang mensahe, sinabi ni Cayetano na isang malaking karangalan na pagsilbihan ang publiko bilang Senate President.
“Offices are temporary, titles are temporary, even majorities are temporary — but your right to the truth is not. I promise you, we will get to the bottom of this. We will find the Masterminds. We will hold them accountable,” sabi ni Cayetano.
“With gratitude to GOD, who lent me this office for a season, and with a promise to you, I will go on fighting for your right to the truth beyond any office, any position, any title, for as long as I am able. That promise does not change hands. And it will outlast us all.”
“I may leave the position of SP, but I am honored to still be your PS — your Public Servant,” saad pa niya.
Ginawa ni Cayetano ang pahayag ilang oras bago ang nakatakdang special session ngayong Miyerkoles ng umaga.
Noong Martes, Hunyo 17, naghain ang Cayetano bloc ng Petition For Certiorari and Prohibition alinsunod sa Rule of Court ng Korte Suprema at humiling din sila ng Status Quo Ante Order kaugnay sa pamumuno nina Acting Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian at iba pa simula nang maganap ang quorum noong Hunyo 3.
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