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RG Cruz

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1779088916778viber_image_2026-05-18_08-13-57 (2).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Senators on Monday elected Jose Luis Montales as the new Senate Secretary following resignation of Mark Llandro Mendoza. <em>Senate livestream/screengrab</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> — Senators on Monday elected Jose Luis Montales as the new Senate Secretary following resignation of Mark Llandro Mendoza. </p><p>Montales was also House Secretary General when Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano was Speaker.</p><p>Meanwhile, Mendoza said his resignation as Senate Secretary was unrelated to the events that took place on Wednesday, May 13. </p><p>&quot;No, wala naman, wala naman,&quot; he said. <strong>—With reports from Darylle Sarmiento, ABS-CBN News</strong></p><div><br/></div><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><br/></div><p>.</p>

<p>Senators on Monday elected Jose Luis Montales as the new Senate Secretary following resignation of Mark Llandro Mendoza.</p>

Senators on Monday elected Jose Luis Montales as the new Senate Secretary following resignation of Mark Llandro Mendoza.

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Senators elect Jose Luis Montales as new Senate Secretary

RG Cruz,

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Published May 18, 2026 03:24 PM PHT

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Updated May 18, 2026 03:39 PM PHT

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