Sara Duterte was asked about the change of leadership in the Senate
Vice President Sara Duterte had a concise reaction to the leadership change in the Senate on Monday, May 11, after Senator Alan Peter Cayetano was installed as the new Senate President, replacing Sen. Tito Sotto.
Cayetano was elected with 13 votes. and Sotto received nine votes, while two abstained. The position of Senate President Pro Tempore was given to Sen. Loren Legarda, while Sen. Joel Villanueva is the Majority Floor Leader (Acting), and Sotto is the Minority Floor Leader.
When her supporters asked about her reaction to this while in The Hague, Netherlands, after visiting her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, Vice President Sara Duterte did not directly comment on the leadership change, based on the report from Abante News.
“Well, wala naman kasi kung ano ‘yung liderato sa loob ng Senado, desisyon ‘yon ng mga senators, mga miyembro ng ating Philippine Senate,” she said.
The Vice President added, “So kung ano ‘yung kalabasan ng kanilang botohan ay desisyon ‘yon ng karamihan ng kanilang mga miyembro.”
It can be recalled that Sotto said that he believes there is a high possibility that the coup in the Senate was related to Duterte’s impeachment case.
The House of Representatives officially impeached Vice President Sara Duterte on May 11, 2026. It is the first time in Philippine history that an official has been impeached twice. The House voted 257 in favor, 25 against, and 9 abstentions.
As a result, the Articles of Impeachment were formally transmitted to the Senate on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, where senators have begun procedural deliberations to convene as an impeachment court.
Meanwhile, as early as February, VP Sara has already declared her plan to run for president in the 2028 elections. She is the first politician to declare her candidacy for the next presidential elections.