WATCH: Will special session end Senate leadership row?

MANILA, Philippines — All eyes are on the Senate on Wednesday as Congress convenes in special session to tackle priority legislation and act on pending appointments, while potentially bringing closure to the leadership dispute that has divided the chamber for weeks.

The session comes amid competing claims to the Senate presidency by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano and Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian following the controversial June 3 reorganization of the upper chamber./dp

READ: Special session agenda: New laws or Senate new president

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