5 lawmakers bid Senate goodbye

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This week’s adjournment of session of the 15th Congress marks a changing of the guards in a chamber that was home to 5 lawmakers ending their terms. As the Senate prepares to welcome its newest and youngest members following the May 13 midterm elections, the “graduating senators” will end their 2nd consecutive terms on June 30. The 5 form a unique mix of experience, expertise and controversy. The group is composed of 3 lawyers (Edgardo Angara, Joker Arroyo, Francis Pangilinan), two former Senate Presidents (Angara and Manny Villar), two almost-presidents (Panfilo Lacson and Villar), and two future president’s men (Lacson and Pangilinan).


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