Ugly Senate war

“They cannot destroy me as Senate President.” Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile stood by his fierce attacks on Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano, even further digging into the supposed debts of his late father. He ruled out a reconciliation with his critics in the Senate, adding: “I can work with them. I have my majority. I don’t need the minority. I can pass laws without them. That is the essence of a majority.” Enrile’s statements came a day after he engaged Cayetano in an ugly word war on the Senate floor. The spat prompted the resignation of Enrile’s chief of staff Jessica “Gigi” Reyes.


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