Ombudsman Remulla urges Alan Peter Cayetano to compose himself amid Senate mess

Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Saturday appealed to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano to maintain his composure amid the ongoing leadership dispute in the Senate.

"I'd like to appeal to Alan (Cayetano), ayusin niya naman... Maghunos-dili sana siya," Remulla said in his radio program.(He should fix it... He should maintain his composure.)"Lahat naman sila dapat mag-isip," Remulla called on all senators.(All of them should think it through.)Twelve senators elected Gatchalian as Senate President Pro Tempore after the Senate reconvened last June 3, paving the way for the minority bloc-led senators in attendance to declare him the acting Senate President.Citing the case of Avelino v. Cuenco, Gatchalian said the Supreme Court had found that an absolute majority of 12 out of 22 members could constitute a constitutional majority for quorum purposes.During the session, new committee chairpersons were also elected, including Senator Erwin Tulfo as chairman of the powerful Blue Ribbon Committee, replacing Pia Cayetano.Alan Cayetano, on the other hand, has insisted that he remains the “legitimate, legal, moral Senate President.”The Cayetano bloc on Thursday also proceeded with the conduct of the flood control hearing, which the Gatchalian bloc called “bogus.” --VAL, GMA News