11 minority senators ask Cayetano to resign as Senate president

MANILA, Philippines—The 11-man minority bloc on Tuesday asked Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. “Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano SHOULD RESIGN as he has shown that he cannot function as the leader of the Senate anymore,” the minority group said in a statement read by Sen. Erwin Tulfo during a press conference. Their resignation call followed Cayetano’s continued refusal to convene the session since Monday. READ: Cayetano challenges minority members: Let the Senate go quiet “What happened today was a clear abandonment of responsibility, a dereliction of duty, and a blatant disregard of the rules that govern this institution, because the […]... Keep on reading: 11 minority senators ask Cayetano to resign as Senate president