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RG Cruz

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Senator Loren Legarda said her alliances in the Senate will not affect her work in the upper chamber.Legarda said she continues to have good working relationships with her colleagues inside and outside the so-called &quot;Solid 7&quot; bloc---the senators who remained loyal to Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri when he was replaced by Senator Francis Escudero last week.&quot;I work well  extremely well with everyone, including my dear dear friends who are family to me in the group of 7, I work well with those who are outside of the 7 very close to the others as well  many of whom are new but then my friends before the Senate many of whom have been with me  also in previous terms, &quot; Legarda said. &quot;Alliances always change di ba? It&#x27;s fluid so why should you let the alliances affect your service to the nation?&quot;&quot;Titles, alliances all these chairmanships its always evolving,&quot; Legarda added.Legarda is on her fourth term as senator.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/29/zubiri-to-go-on-vacation-for-time-to-heal-after-senate-coup-1820" id="isPasted">Zubiri to go on vacation for time &#x27;to heal&#x27; after Senate coup</a></div>&quot;I work very, very well with my colleagues in what you call the Solid 7. I work equally well with all my colleagues in the 24 member Senate, as I said. I work well with everybody. I was elected by 24.2 million Filipinos on my fourth term as the longest serving senator, I consider it my honor and responsibility to the Filipinos who put me there with the trust and confidence for four terms,&quot; she said.&quot;Titles, chairmanships, titles, those things come and go what stays is the trust bestowed on you by the Filipino. Yung patuloy na tiwala mula 1998 &#x27;di mo kayang balewalain...I value it so much I take my job very very seriously,&quot; she added.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/28/ilang-kaalyado-ni-zubiri-pinag-iisipang-sumali-sa-minorya-1921" id="isPasted">Ilang kaalyado ni Zubiri pinag-iisipang sumali sa minorya </a></div>Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday revealed a majority of their &quot;Solid 7&quot; are inclined to join the Senate minority bloc that currently only has Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimenel III and his deputy, Senator Risa Hontiveros. &quot;Right now 3-4 sa 7 sa amin ay more than willing to be part of the minority if that is the case na kailangan naming gawin para mas maging epektibo kami in helping our institution, &quot; Villanueva said. &quot;3-4 I can say  for example Sen. JV already mentioned, Sen. Binay already made a statement also, andiyan si dating P Migz andiyan si Sen. Sonny Angara &#x27;yan po lahat open to that idea to be part of the minority we have spoken to Sen. Koko Pimentel and very much welcome daw kami,&quot; said Villanueva.(3 to 4 of the 7 are more than willing if that is what is needed for us to help the institution. Sen. JV Ejercito, Sen. Nancy Binay, Sen. Migz Zubiri, Sen. Sonny Angara. Minority Leader Sen. Koko Pimentel already said we are welcome.)Villanueva said they are open to a dialogue with Senate President Francis Escudero as they mull their options.

Senator Loren Legarda said her alliances in the Senate will not affect her work in the upper chamber.

Senator Loren Legarda said her alliances in the Senate will not affect her work in the upper chamber.

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Legarda: Alliances always change

RG Cruz,

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Published May 30, 2024 04:45 PM PHT

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