Senators Pacquiao, Cayetano Got Into Argument During Senate Session
PACQUIAO – Philippine Senators Manny Pacquiao and Pia Cayetano exchanged statements during Senate session.
In the Philippine House of Senate, the upper chamber of the legislative branch of the government, bills undergo questioning before its rejection or passage. The sponsors or authors of the bill go through the interpellation or the questioning by their fellow lawmakers.
Recently, Sen. Manny Pacquiao was set to undergo an interpellation by Sen. Pia Cayetano regarding the proposal to build a Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission. However, the lady Senator left the session early.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Sen. Cayetano expressed that she asked permission Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri to leave the session because she will study the POGO Bill, a priority bill that she is pushing.
According to Sen. Pacquiao, he got hurt and felt disrespected over the move of Sen. Cayetano who was set to interpellate him. Based on the report, the boxer-turned-senator stressed that he waited so they can continue their discussion in the plenary. He is hoping that it won’t happen again.
For her part, Sen. Cayetano stressed her disapproval on the supposed “insinuation” that she walked out and left. According to her, it is not fair for her constituents who she committed to work for. Furthermore, she expressed that she is just following the priorities so she asked permission.
Furthermore, the lady Senator expressed that her staff informed the staff of Sen. Pacquiao that she cannot interpellate him as she needs to go. She stressed that it is not her intention to hurt someone and she did not violate the rules.
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