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Pogi’s “twisted foot” kicked out Migz hit
By Nidz Godino
“It was such petty and useless reason… injured foot enough reason to remove Senate president?” Sen. Nancy Binay has branded as “petty” rumor that her colleague Sen. Ramon Revilla’s twisted foot kicked out Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri from Senate presidency.
Revilla himself confirmed one reason for his grumblings against Zubiri’s leadership was his refusal to grant his request for virtual attendance because of his Achilles tendon injury.
Binay scoffed at Revilla’s reason to turn against Zubiri and vote for new Senate President Francis Escudero.
“I still don’t see how deciding factor to boot out Zubiri was just because of Senator Bong’s foot?” she stressed.
Revilla’s issue with Zubiri, however, was deciding factor in swing vote for Escudero because he belongs to four-member “Apat na Sikat” or “Artista” bloc with former action stars turned senators Jinggoy Estrada, Robin Padilla and Lito Lapid.
Binay also questioned support of 14 senators who sided with Escudero for Senate resolution commending Zubiri “for his excellent performance and outstanding leadership as Senate President in the First and Second Regular Sessions of Nineteenth Congress of the Philippines.”
She asked why they passed resolution commending Zubiri when they voted to depose him from Senate presidency.
In separate interview, new Senate majority leader Francis Tolentino said Senate resolution commending Zubiri was just part of Senate tradition of parliamentary courtesy.
“That was very statesman-like gesture to give praise to predecessors… parliamentary form of respect,” Tolentino said.
New Senate majority would respect ill feelings of “Solid 7” Zubiri bloc and would give them time to adjust during break, Tolentino said.
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