Drilon defends Gatchalian bloc’s takeover

FORMER Senate president Franklin Drilon said the competing claims of the “new” and “old” majority blocs on who controls the chamber should be resolved by the Supreme Court, if the leadership issue is challenged. Drilon made the remark as newly elected Senate President Pro Tempore Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano both claim the chamber’s top post. Drilon also lamented the instability gripping the Senate as part of the political realig