Philippines' Marcos urges Senate to return to work as gridlock deepens ahead of break
Marcos said the upper chamber’s paralysis is delaying urgent legislation and a possible supplemental budget to curb rising energy prices.
- On Wednesday, Philippine President Marcos Jr. urged the Senate to "get back to work," expressing disbelief that an impasse stalled urgent legislation, including a potential supplemental budget to address rising energy prices.
- Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano faces calls to resign from the minority bloc, creating a widening divide that has left the chamber unable to reach the quorum of at least 13 senators required to conduct business.
- Tensions trace back to last month when Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa reappeared to cast a decisive vote installing Cayetano as president, then slipped away hours later following chaos and gunfire.
- Political science professor Jean Encinas-Franco warned the public suffers when the Senate acts as a spectacle, while the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines described the gridlock as "institutional paralysis" delaying investments.
- With the first regular session of the 20th Congress set to adjourn on June 6, Marcos said the executive is examining legal options to remedy the situation, stressing the deadlock requires Senate leadership commitment.
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Philippines' Marcos urges Senate to return to work as gridlock deepens ahead of break
Philippine President Marcos Jr. called on the Senate to "get back to work," expressing disbelief on Wednesday that an impasse in the upper chamber has stalled urgent legislative duties ahead of a congressional break.
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