Senators break impasse, elect Gatchalian as acting Senate chief

WITH a quorum of 12 senators, the Senate finally held a session on Wednesday, electing Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian as its leader in the absence of Senator Alan Peter S. Cayetano, who led a two-day boycott that left the chamber “on the brink of a constitutional violation.” Senator Francis Joseph G. Escudero, who was absent […]