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Lacson to Sotto: Don't underestimate Senate minority bloc
Senator Panfilo Lacson warned Senate President Vicente Sotto III that the current slim majority of 15 senators against a minority of nine could potentially trigger another ouster move within the chamber.
Sotto recently reclaimed the Senate presidency from Senator Francis Escudero, who then formed a new minority bloc headed by Senator Alan Peter Cayetano.
Lacson advised Sotto not to underestimate the nine minority senators and to govern the entire Senate, not just the majority bloc.
Lacson cautioned Sotto that a thin margin could lead to the ousting of the Senate president in the future.
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