Serge: With Trillanes, Kiko has 11 votes for Senate president
MANILA, Philippines - Senator Antonio Trillanes has posted bail for rebellion charges in connection with the Manila Peninsula siege pending before the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 presided by Judge Elmo Alameda.
Rey Robles, Trillanes' lawyer, told ANC his client is asking the court to allow him to attend the first session of the Senate on July 26.
This is because Trillanes would like to perform his duties as a senator, including voting for the next Senate president.
Meanwhile, Senator Serge Osmeña claimed on Thursday that Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan already has 11 out of the 13 votes needed to win the Senate presidency.
Osmeña said the Liberal Party candidate has the backing of Sen. Trillanes, even if he supported the presidential bid of Senator Manny Villar during the election.
Villar is the Nacionalista Party's bet for the Senate president.
Speculation is also rife that Senator Lito Lapid will vote for Pangilinan on the condition that his son Mark is retained as general manager of the Philippine Tourism Authority.
This contradicts earlier reports that Lapid is part of the bloc of Senator Edgardo Angara.
Meanwhile, Senator Jinggoy Estrada is reportedly convincing Senator Bong Revilla to support Pangilinan.
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SENADOR LAPID KURAP!!
ETONG SI LAPID BINENTA NA NAMAN ANG KANYANG BOTO. NUMERO UNO NA KURAP ANG TAONG ETO. YAN ANG NAPALA NATIN SA PAG BOTO NG WALANG KWENTANG SENADOR. SANAY MASYADO SA GARAPALAN KAYA YUMAMAN. PRES. NOY, WAG MO KAMING BIGU-IN SA PANGAKO MONG "KUNG WALANG KURAP, WALANG MAHIRAP".
Mark Lapid retained as GM of PTA
Whaaaat. Transactional politics rears its ugly head again. This was the undoing of Arroyo. In its quest for power, it started compromising on principles. Akala ko ba "CHANGE" ang plataporma ng NoyNoy administration. Hindi sila dapat manghimasok dito. Problema ni Kiko Pangilinan maging Senate President. Let him do it on his own. The Executive Department must not be involved in the horse-trading. Kung hindi mag-aamoy kabayo din kayo
That's bad....
Mark Lapid's position in exchange for the vote.
Oh no! Not again please.
Let's do away with transactional politics.
If Pangilinan gets it in this way, then his being the Senate President is tainted already.
I'd rather have Enrile be retained as president of the senate. He would be a good compromise between Villar and Pangilinan. Anyway, Enrile is not from the LP and the Senate needs to be an independent body.