NGAYON ang hearing ng Blue Ribbon kung saan maririnig ang testimonya ng 18 ex- marines na di umano’y nag-deliver ng mga suitcase ng kickbacks sa mga kaibigan ng administrasyon.
“Tomorrow, the Blue Ribbon committee pushes through. We have to hear the testimonies. Even the ones who committed illegal acts today, they are invited,” sabi ni Senador Peter Alan Cayetano sa kanyang Facebook Live kahapon sa kabila ng nangyaring pagpapalit ng liderato sa Senado.
Sinabi pa ni Cayetano na, “You can try to stop us, but you will be stopping the Filipino people.”
Hinimok niya ang kanyang mga supporter na magdaos ng prayer vigil sa Senado kung sakaling pigilan sila sa pagpasok sa building para magdaos ng sesyon.
Legal na Senate President
Mariing sinabi ni Cayetano na siya pa rin ang Senate President sa kanyang Facebook Live at inakusahang “unconstitutional” ang nangyaring reorganisasyon sa Senado kahapon.
“I am still the legitimate, legal, moral Senate President of the Republic of the Philippines.
“We will have the Blue Ribbon committee. As Senate President, the Senate premises are under my authority. Do not padlock the Senate. Do not have an excuse that there is a rally. There is always a rally outside the Senate,” sabi ni Cayetano.
Gatchalian: Work from home ang mga empleyado ng Senado
Samantala, inatasan ni Senate President Pro Tempore Win Gatchalian, ang mga empleyado sa Senado na mag-work from home ngayon, Huwebes, Hunyo 4, 2026 dahil “no official business has been scheduled tomorrow.”
Nagbigay din siya ng instruction na “to give way to the organization of committees under the new chairmen.”
Dagdag pa ni Gatchalian, “In light of this developments and to preserve the neutrality of the Senate bureaucracy, all Senate Secretariat and Senate proper offices are hereby authorized to work-from-home on the said date,”
Tugon ni Cayetano
Subalit sinabi ni Cayetano na nag-isyu siya ng memo sa secretariat at sa tanggapan ng Sergeant-at-Arms para buksan ang building ng Senado.
“I’m issuing a memo to the Secretariat and to the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms to keep the Senate open tomorrow. We will have the Blue Ribbon Committee [public] hearing.”
Dagdag pa niya, “As Senate president, nasa authority ko po ang premises ng Senado.”
Bagong Senate Sergeant-at-Arms
Itinalaga ng liderato ni Gatchalian si Renato Bantug at retired police Maj. Gen. Alfred Corpuz bilang Senate secretary at Senate Sergeant-at-Arms, ayon sa pagkakasunod.
Pero pilit na sinabi ni Cayetano na si Jose Luis Montales ay mananatiling Senate secretary at si Manuel Parlade ay mananatiling acting Senate Sergeant-at-Arms.
Sinabi ni Cayetano sa kanyang pahayag na, “Do not padlock the Senate. I will go to the Senate before 10 o’clock. I will do what I can to open the session hall and our hearings will be there.”
Tugon naman ni Gatchalian, “No officer or employee shall be deemed insubordinate, absent without leave, or otherwise administratively responsible for opting to avail of the arrangement.”