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'THESE ARE OUR PARTNERS' WATCH: When asked about the confusion on Senate reorganization, Sen. Win Gatchalian pointed to the recognition given by both the House of Representatives and Malacañang to justify why senators and Senate employees should follow the new leadership. Gatchalian noted that House Speaker Bojie Dy affirmed Wednesday's proceedings, while Malacañang also described them as legal. “The House of Representatives affirmed it. Malacañang affirmed it. These are our partners in passing laws,” Gatchalian said in Filipino. | via @hannaaahty, bnc.ph

‘THE SENATE SESSION OF JUNE 3, 2026 WAS LAWFUL AND VALID' READ: The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) issues a statement on what constitutes a legitimate quorum for the Senate to conduct official business following the June 3 Senate session, saying the 1949 Avelino v. Cuenco ruling is applicable. “One senator cannot be compelled to attend the session because he is detained in relation to a non-bailable offense. While another senator cannot be found, as in fact, his whereabouts appear to be unknown since May 11, 2026,” it reads. “As such, they were excluded from the count of the members used to determine quorum.” | 📷: IBP

DE LIMA: ‘WALA AKONG TINATANGGAP NA PERA’ Impeachment Prosecutor and ML Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima firmly denied allegations that she received money, stressing: “Wala akong tinatanggap na pera.” De Lima said she has already filed libel/cyberlibel complaints before the NBI and a perjury complaint before the DOJ over what she described as “blatant lies.” “Whether sa maleta, sa paper bag o anuman yan, wala akong tinatanggap na pera,” she said, adding that the accusations are fabricated and were merely repeated during a “kwestyonableng hearing sa Senado.” @News5PH

🚨 OMG! Tito Sotto rebutted the maleta allegations not only by saying he was not a Senator from 2022-2025. Ang pinaka proof na false ang allegations ay yung EA or executive assistant nya na si Mark na sinabing tumanggap ng maleta for him died in 2015! 🙀

Vico Sotto once said .

Paalala lang ulit ang kwentong marino:

@inquirerdotnet Kung si Pia ay drama queen, eto namang si Alan ay drama princess. Mga pa-victim.

‘GUSTO KO NG BUMABA TODAY AS SP’ Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said he is reluctant to immediately step down as Senate President amid the recent Senate leadership shake-up, citing his continuing duty to uphold his responsibilities to the Filipino people and the Philippine Constitution. Watch the live stream here: inqnews.net/SenateJune4 Follow our live updates here: inqnews.net/Senateupdates

“𝙆𝙖𝙝𝙞𝙩 𝙣𝙖 𝙖𝙣𝙤 𝙥𝙖 ‘𝙮𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙞, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙤𝙗𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣” — Sen. @sotto_tito sa pagdinig na isinasagawa ng Blue Ribbon Committee na pinamumunuan ni Sen. Pia Cayetano ukol sa flood control scam.

BACK UP CLAIMS OR APOLOGIZE The Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFOMS) urged Sen. Rodante Marcoleta to present evidence or apologize after he claimed during a Cayetano-led Senate hearing that many members of the media are “bayaran.” The agency warned that such allegations could endanger journalists and undermine press freedom. “These sweeping statements threaten media credibility and expose them to potential harm. Journalists have a duty to report accurately and impartially, and it is critical that public officials respect their role as watchdogs of accountability and truth,” part of the statement read. “Senator Marcoleta, who has previously championed accountability, should adhere to these ideals by either backing his claims with solid evidence or withdrawing his comments and apologizing to the journalists he has wrongfully accused,” it added.

CAYETANO BLOC BLUE RIBBON HEARING SKIPS MENTION OF LEGARDA, VILLAR DESPITE AFFIDAVIT CLAIMS facebook.com/photo/?fbid=13…

@Mj_sagadraca @inquirerdotnet Eh di walang makakasuhan pag walang witness sa monday. Panibagong investigation at hanap ng witness pag no show sila, tapos pugante na din sila gaya ni bato

@TinkerVel_esc @inquirerdotnet As if dadalo ang mga 18 ex marines na yan for sure after this bogus hesring magtatago na ang mga yan.

’NAGDELIVER KAY TITO SOTTO AT ERWIN TULFO’ UPDATE: Two of the 18 ‘ex-marines’ claim they delivered suitcases of cash to Senators Vicente Sotto III and Erwin Tulfo during the Cayetano-led bloc Senate hearing. “Mabigat sa atin ‘to, dahil pinaniwalaan natin yung blue ribbon committee na pinamunuan ni Sen. Lacson, but everyone knows mag-partner talaga ‘yan, si Sen. Tito Sotto at Sen. Lacson,” Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. Watch the live stream here: inqnews.net/SenateJune4

Mariing itinanggi ni Senator Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III ang alegasyon ng isa sa 18 nagpakilalang dating miyembro ng Philippine Marines at naging security detail ng dating kongresistang si Zaldy Co, na tumanggap umano siya ng limang maleta mula sa former congressman noong 2024. Paliwanag ni Sotto, hindi siya senador simula 2020 hanggang 2025. #PilipinasToday #TitoSotto #18ExMarines #FloodControlProjects #Maleta

SOTTO, PINASINUNGALINGAN ANG ALEGASYON NG PAGTANGGAP NG PERA Mariing itinanggi ni dating Senate President Tito Sotto ang alegasyong tumanggap siya ng pera mula sa mga dating sundalo. Ayon sa kanya, hindi siya senador mula 2022 hanggang 2025 at mali rin umano ang pagkakakilanlan sa kanyang dating executive assistant. Hinimok niya ang publiko na huwag basta maniwala sa mga hindi beripikadong paratang.

MARKOLEKTA: Ganun ba kayaman si Mike Defensor para bigyan kayo ng 5M? Also MARKOLEKTA received 30M kay Defensor na WALA RAW KAPALIT! Pero pwede ipilit ang DIABLUE COMMITTEE para sa grandstand ng 18 Marites 🤪🤪🤪

Ang tungkulin natin ay maglingkod at magtrabaho. Kailangang ibalik ang direksyon ng Senado matapos itong hindi makapagsagawa ng sesyon sa loob ng tatlong araw. Naghihintay na ng solusyon ang ating mga kababayan sa kanilang pang-araw-araw na problema. May mga panukalang batas na nabinbin at mga isyung kailangang talakayin. Inaabot ko ang aking kamay sa lahat ng Senador, majority man o minority, na magkaisa para sa iisang layunin. Ibabalik natin ang dignidad ng institusyong ito sa gawa at hindi sa salita.

@Mj_sagadraca @inquirerdotnet Mabuti nga yan. Maghanda sila sa lunes sa cross examination. Paiba iba pa naman sila ng script

@TinkerVel_esc @inquirerdotnet Ang tatanga din itong ex marines kuno na ito nagpapagamit sila sa halagang 5 million eh patong patong na ang nagfile sa kanila ng perjury.

‘MARCOLETA’S STATEMENT UNFAIRLY MALIGNED MEDIA WORKERS WHO RISK INTIMIDATION, HARASSMENT, AND THEIR LIVES’ The members of the Senate media issued a statement to condemn Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s remark calling the press “bayaran” during the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing conducted by Senate President Alan Cayetano’s bloc on Thursday. “We, the members of the Senate media, condemn in the strongest possible sense the sweeping claim by Sen. Rodante Marcoleta that many members of the mainstream media are nothing more than paid hacks,” the statement read. Marcoleta made the allegations after citing a sworn statement of 18 former Marines accusing some members of the media of receiving luggage containing cash. “Public officials, such as Marcoleta, who make serious allegations against journalists have a responsibility to present evidence instead of just relying on inflammatory rhetoric that undermines democratic institutions. Again, the press is not the enemy of any political faction. It is not an extension of any political machinery. Its allegiance must remain solely to the truth and to the public it serves,” the Senate media stressed.

READ: Members of the Senate media have released a statement strongly condemning Senator Rodante Marcoleta’s “sweeping claim” that many members of the mainstream media are paid hacks. | @eimorpsantos

⚠️ For testimony to be believed, it must not only proceed from the mouth of a credible witness but must be credible by itself. How can we believe the “18 Marites” if they claim may maleta sina Leila De Lima, Fr. Flavie, Trillanes, and the Makabayan Bloc? Lies. All lies. 👊