LIVE UPDATES: Senate leadership dispute continues

'SINO ANG SUSUNDIN NIYO?'Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano calls on Senate employees to clarify which leadership they will follow following the recent Senate leadership changes, noting that his successor has not yet been elected.READ RELATED STORY: https://t.co/z6e0c2wABW pic.twitter.com/uBt9ZiFQmv

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WATCH: Senator Pia Cayetano reacts to the commotion between SILG Jonvic Remulla and Senator Robin Padilla, and herself, when they went down to the Senate lobby after their invited resource persons had difficulty proceeding to the Cayetano-led senate hearing. | @bellepechayINQ… pic.twitter.com/TQZbssruzO

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‘PROMOTOR NG BEND THE LAW’Senator Rodante Marcoleta accused the Gatchalian-led bloc of sabotaging the Blue Ribbon Committee's flood-control probe on Thursday, June 4, calling them "promoters of bending the law."Marcoleta said that the bloc would "do anything" to halt the… pic.twitter.com/wuVJJQq07Y

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‘HINDI AI, BUHAY NA BUHAY’Sen. Loren Legarda maintains that she remains the Senate President Pro Tempore despite the election of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian to the post on Wednesday, as she attended the Cayetano-led Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on Thursday and described those… pic.twitter.com/xQI5yV2v2A

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BREAKING: NBI Director Melvin Matibag has revealed that the NBI received information that former Congressman Mike Defensor allegedly bribed each of the “18 ex-Marines” P5 million to provide testimony regarding the flood control anomalies.Matibag said the testimony came from an… pic.twitter.com/Wx76PzsfjG

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UPDATE: While Sen. Jinggoy Estrada was being processed following his arrest last Monday, no orange detainee shirt could fit him, CIDG NCR chief Col. John Guiagui explains.This comes as mugshots of Estrada began circulating online in which the senator is seen only holding the… pic.twitter.com/yKzXulcsS2

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Did DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla block Sens. Robin Padilla and Pia Cayetano and the 18 alleged ex-Marines from entering the Senate? "How can I do that? I was alone," Remulla tells the Inquirer in a text message when asked this question."I was walking out when I was pushed… pic.twitter.com/3vO4rKUjRf

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LOOK: Newly-Installed Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin Gatchalian has released a new advisory, authorizing Senate employees to leave the office starting 10 a.m. this Thursday. | @MAgerINQ pic.twitter.com/xFJPwllIJm

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‘MARTIAL LAW BA TAYO NGAYON?’Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano questions why Blue Ribbon Committee resource persons are barred from entering the Senate, noting that guests are allowed and that the Senate President controls the premises under the rules. | via Reymond Salgan,… pic.twitter.com/S9oy9y7Odv

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'10 O'CLOCK UWIAN NA?'UPDATE: Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano reacts to the advisory issued by Sen. Win Gatchalian authorizing Senate employees to leave the office starting 10 a.m.“Sabi nila gusto nila magtrabaho pero 10 o’clock uwian na?” Cayetano said as he called for all the… pic.twitter.com/8cEYsH8qxE

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‘THIS IS MY OFFICE’Sen. Pia Cayetano claims Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla attempted to block her from entering the Senate as she is set to preside over a blue ribbon committee hearing on flood control scandal on Thursday, June 4.Watch the live stream here:… pic.twitter.com/dG4DyyTVV2

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UPDATE: Zaldy Co’s lawyer, Ruy Rondain arrives at the Senate to attend the blue ribbon panel probe on the flood control scandal. Co is wanted for graft and malversation over alleged anomalous flood control projects. | @keithcINQ pic.twitter.com/t4pegaJjA9

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WATCH: Ex-DPWH Sec. Manuel Bonoan cannot appear before the Sandiganbayan to be arraigned for plunder and graft on Thursday due to "medical reasons," CIDG NCR chief Col. John Guiagui says.Bonoan, who was transferred to a private hospital on Tuesday night, remains under the CIDG… pic.twitter.com/314mM74hh7

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‘THEY’RE MY GUESTS’ WATCH: Nagkatulakan kanina nang bumaba sina Sens. Pia Cayetano at Robin Padilla mula sa 2nd floor ng Senado. Dahil hindi papasukin, sila mismo ang sumundo sa lobby ng mga imbitadong resource persons para sa kanilang blue ribbon committee hearing. |… pic.twitter.com/uOmdrda7SC

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‘HINDI AKO MAHILIG SA MGA PADLOCK-PADLOCK'Senate President Pro Tempore and acting Senate President Win Gatchalian says access to the Senate session hall is governed by existing security protocols and procedures.His remarks come amid comparisons to the October 2020 House… pic.twitter.com/3rAMzyV8QQ

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Sen. Marcoleta: Former Rep. Zaldy Co’s lawyer, Atty. Ruy Rondain is being blocked from entering the session hall. | @keithcINQ pic.twitter.com/o8GtiOGYkE

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Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday said he iwill preside over Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial as the acting Senate president after a recent leadership change in the upper chamber.READ MORE: https://t.co/z3XC3Qyi7x pic.twitter.com/p6UEyBeXYb

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‘WE DID NOT RESIGN, BUHAY NA BUHAY KAMI’WATCH: Senator Jinggoy Estrada said the Senate majority should still be 13, maintaining that there are 24 members of the upper chamber despite his detention and hiding of Sen. Bato Dela Rosa. | @JEMendozaINQ pic.twitter.com/F5hR7nHqAA

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WATCH: Atty. Levi Baligod and the alleged former Marines arrive at the Senate session after Sen. Pia Cayetano assisted their entrance. | @keithcINQ pic.twitter.com/dpnN9hsB1b

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WATCH: Sen. Pia Cayetano enters the session hall at 9:21 a.m. Her brother, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano earlier said they will continue with the blue ribbon committee hearing this Wednesday.This is despite newly elected committee chair Sen. Erwin Tulfo’s announcement that it is… pic.twitter.com/hkGYhTCp9U

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[UPDATED] JUST IN: The Sandiganbayan Fifth Division rescheduled the arraignment of Sen. Jinggoy Estrada and former DPWH chief Manuel Bonoan to June 30. It was initially on June 24 but the court moved it at a later date so parties could better prepare. On the other hand, their… pic.twitter.com/Nc0Tz0IAQO

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WATCH: SILG Jonvic Remulla arrives at the Senate and enters the Sumulong room where acting Senate President Win Gatchalian is holding a press conference.Gatchalian said his presence is to make sure that no untoward incidents happen in the premises. | @bellepechayINQ pic.twitter.com/RSz4mKi1AI

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WATCH: Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla was spotted at the Senate. | @keithcINQ pic.twitter.com/bAxiSjhGSo

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LOOK: The floor of the session hall has been arranged on Thursday morning to accommodate the scheduled blue ribbon committee hearing of the Cayetano bloc. This is despite the reorganization of the Senate on Wednesday. | @keithcINQ pic.twitter.com/wz18fYI15z

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WATCH: The Explosive Ordnance Disposal/K-9 Group conducts an inspection at the Senate Plenary Hall on Thursday, June 4. | @dMorcosoINQ pic.twitter.com/ldxWyVKhL7

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