🔴JUST IN:Sen. Cayetano Letter to Supreme Court Gatchalian Sotto Tulfo Marcoleta Lacson in Plenary

Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and his allies have sought the help of the Supreme Court amid the ongoing leadership row in the Senate.The Cayetano-led faction asked the high court to halt the “mob rule” and restore structural stability at the Senate.In an 87-page petition, the group sought a status quo ante order that would restore Cayetano as Senate President, Loren Legarda as Senate President Pro Tempore, and reinstate committee chairmanships and other Senate posts to their status before June 3.The petition stemmed from the Senate session held after Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was arrested on a Sandiganbayan order. Cayetano-led majority boycotted the session in protest of what they called selective prosecution.With Estrada under arrest and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa in hiding, members of the Cayetano bloc stayed away from the session. However, instead of only 11 senators being present, Sen. Francis Escudero, who had previously been identified with the Cayetano bloc, attended the proceedings.The session proceeded and designated Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian as acting Senate president and acting Senate president pro tempore. Senators also elected Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri as majority leader, reassigned several key committee chairmanships, replaced the Senate secretary and sergeant-at-arms, and adjourned the First Regular Session of the 20th Congress sine die.