This video captures a heated exchange in the Philippine Senate between Senators Risa Hontiveros and Rodante Marcoleta during a suspended session on May 26, highlighting the procedural debate over Senate rules regarding remote voting and participation. The confrontation exemplifies how legislative bodies navigate procedural disputes, with Hontiveros questioning the majority's rush to divide the house and Marcoleta defending the proposed amendment. The session demonstrates how political tensions can escalate during procedural votes, with the minority leader eventually moving to adjourn the session until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, June 1st, 2026.
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Senator President section 136 and Senator Pangilan Lunes Papuyon Madame President Madame President without giving meaning to anything legal background.
Point of order.
Section 100.
Hello.
question.
Lord, To me, to me, I am precisely dividing The distinction between a general provision and a special distinction and also I am trying to discuss my argument about the validity and supremacy of a special I am precisely placing a distinction between the session is resumed.
>> Madame Chair, >> yes Kayatano, >> I'm listening to the two senators and as I mentioned, etc. And I see the point of Senator Risa, but I'm also listening to Senator Marleta.
It's a liro love language, but I don't think they're meant to be any offense.
Uh, having said that, we're only discussing whether we will take up the amendment or not. And we have exhausted already all the arguments. Uh, this is a simple motion. So, I move that we divide the house. May I retate my motion? Then we can go into the merits and they can try to convince us whether or not we agree.
So, so the motion is to to take up the amendment to our rules as proposed by Senator Marleta. The objection is that it is not in order uh because we did not follow our own rules.
Madame Chair, Madame President, >> uh before that, >> Madame President, >> yes, we recognize Senator Orwin Tulfo.
>> Madame President, my question is why is the majority in such a hurry to tackle this motion, this allowing a senator for justifiable reasons to attend and participate in the session through teleconference. Whereas in rule 14 section 41 under B it is convenient hold the session through teleconference, video conference or other reliable forms of remote or electronic means using appropriate informations and communications technology system due to force majour madame president or the occurrence of a national emergency.
I guess madame president this justifiable reason what is that? Does that fall under force majour or does it fall under national emergency? Madame President, >> my question is why are we in so hurry?
Why are they the majority in a hurry to tackle this motion and divide the house?
Madame President, >> I I need I we we need we need answers in the minority. Madam Chair, >> or is it because Madame Chair, they are in a hurry because of news reports that probably two of our colleagues might land in jail this weekend? Is that the reason why? Is that the reason why they have to have this inserted the section 41 C ANNOUNCEMENT madame president that is my question madam chair the gentleman is out of order because his question bak can be discussed in the actual uh motion uh can be discussed after the motion whether we should take it up. We take offense that it's just like us saying are you afraid if we have the hearing on the blue ribbon on flood control you you do not make that kind of statements here in the Senate because you assume good faith from everyone that rule May 11.
So madame chair I move that we divide the house >> and the voting will be done via >> madam president >> minority leader >> um I move to adjourn or a column colum caller presidents madam president >> so I only see the minority leader representing the minority. The others had left >> on Madame Chair, we will not object, but for the record, >> yes, >> they scampered out and left the minority leader. Instead of discussing the rule, we are not even discussing the rule yet.
and then uh ganuna allegation nil and no one from the minority stood up to say that out of order see senator Irwin Tulfo so we will not object madam chair in fact uh we move that we adjourn till 5:00 p.m.
Monday before that president motion to adjourn is not debatable.
>> I s we're not debating we're not debating we're not debating then we will indeed adjourn uh parliamentary inquiry. Yes.
Madame poorum.
>> We had a corum. Yes. Yes madam presidentity it doesn't matter if they walk out >> I think we we still have the quorum madame president madame president once there is a quum call you have to call the role president there was a motion to dispense whatever that is not a situation madame President and willingly walk out.
Madame President, >> as reiterated by the Senate President and as conveyed by the minority leader, former Senate President, the rule states that the motion to adjurnn takes precedence. I'm not taking sides.
>> 5:00 p.m. Monday. We will adjourn session >> until 5 >> until 5:00 p.m.
>> on Monday, >> June 1st, 2026.
>> June 2nd.
>> First one. June 1.
>> June 1.
>> The birthday of Senator Lakon. So we will have cooler heads.
Byebye.
I guess I guess
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