🔴LIVE NOW:Senate Pres. Cayetano Reaction Senators Received Maleta According to 18 Marines Tulfo VIP

TENSION erupted anew within the Senate premises after Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla allegedly tried to block the entry of the so-called 18 ex- Marines, who were invited as resource persons for the resumption of the Blue Ribbon Committee's investigation, led by Senator Pia Cayetano, into the alleged anomalies in flood control projects.Remulla was pushed back by Senator Robin Padilla and several others as they forced their way to the plenary hall with Cayetano and the 18 ex-Marines.Remulla denied trying to block the senators and the resource persons from entering.I was walking out when I was pushed aside,” he said. “How can I do that (block them)? I was alone.In a press conference earlier the day, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who was installed as the Senate pro tempore, replacing Senator Loren Legarda, as well as the acting senate president, stood firm that the Senate Blue Ribbon committee is already headed by Senator Erwin Tulfo and not Senator Pia.He said resource persons of the Pia-led committee will not be allowed to enter the Senate, noting that there is no scheduled hearing within the day and that Tulfo scheduled the resumption of the Blue Ribbon committee on June 8.Gatchalian said he asked for the presence of Remulla in the Senate building as preemptive action.However, Senator Pia, still trying to catch her breath, continued to open the committee hearing with only the 18 ex-Marines as resource persons.Senator Pia also questioned why Remulla blocked her and the 18 Marines from entering the Senate before the scheduled Blue Ribbon Committee hearing.