Philippine Senate Regains Quorum and Elects Acting Leader, Sidestepping pro‑Duterte Boycott

Philippine Senate regains quorum and elects acting leader, sidestepping pro‑Duterte boycott

MANILA, June 3 — A group of Philippine lawmakers wrested back control of a bitterly divided Senate today, electing an acting president amid a boycott by Vice President Sara Duterte’s supporters ahead of her impeachment trial.Pro-Duterte lawmakers began their Senate boycott this week after losing majority control, with one lawmaker arrested for large-scale corruption and another in hiding to avoid arrest by the International Criminal Court.The ch…

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