By MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday rejected the minority’s resignation call, saying it is automatic once the 13 votes needed to replace him are reached.
“I’ll repeat this. If there are 13 votes, it automatically means I don’t need to resign. It’s yours,” Cayetano said in Filipino in a Facebook live.
Among the 13 are Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, who has been arrested and currently detained at a Quezon City jail over the flood control projects mess, and Sen. Ronald “Bato” Cayetano, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court over his role in the previous administration’s war on drugs.
