🔴JUST IN:Supreme Court Legal Actions Sen Cayetano Bloc Gatchalian Bloc Villanueva Dirty Secret Tulfo

Sen. Cayetano bloc brings Senate row to Supreme Court, seeks voiding of June 3 session. Nine senators led by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to nullify the Senate’s June 3 reorganization, arguing that the proceedings were unconstitutional and warning that the dispute could affect the legitimacy of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impending impeachment trial.The bloc aligned with the Dutertes filed a petition for certiorari and prohibition before the high court, seeking the issuance of a status quo ante order that would restore the chamber’s previous leadership and invalidate actions taken during the contested session.The petitioners argued that the June 3 proceedings constituted a “rump session” because a valid quorum was allegedly lacking. They maintained that the Senate’s membership remained at 24 and that no senator had died, resigned, or been removed from office, making the attendance of only 12 senators insufficient to conduct legislative business.The petitioners asked the Supreme Court to immediately order the respondents to cease performing functions arising from the June 3 session and to declare all resolutions, appointments and actions approved that day as null and void.