Jamaine Punzalan

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<p>MANILA — An emotional Sen. Pia Cayetano on Wednesday confronted her colleagues over the May 13 gunfire that sent senators scurrying into their offices for shelter.</p><p>“Para sa amin na andito, napakaraming nangyari. Takot na takot po ako na kailangan ko nang magpaalam sa mga anak ko. Para sabihin n’yo na walang nangyari, napakasakit para sa aming lahat na andito,” Cayetano said. </p><p>“Wala po akong sinisisi pero pagkatapos ng lahat, pagtingin ko sa group natin, yung dating majority group, walang ni isa sa inyong nangamusta sa amin. Some of you I’ve known for 20 years, 10 years, and I didn’t even hear any of you say, &#x27;Kumusta kayo d’yan?&#x27; Napakasakit nun sa ‘kin, sobrang sakit,” she added. </p><p>“I am very ready to share my story, to ask questions, pero kung wala ho kayo dito, ‘wag n’yo hong kuwestyunin yung mga nangyari sa mga nandito. You have your own story, I respect that. But please respect my own story,” Cayetano said. </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OkelLZEunyk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Sen. Vicente Sotto III said that while he “sympathized” with the manifestation by  Cayetano, he believed the issue “should be referred to the committee of the whole.”</p><p>“It is an extraordinary remedy necessary because of the issue of Senate institutional security,” Sotto said. </p><p>“The chamber itself is affected, the institution is threatened... The Senate has a direct institutional stake, every senator. So this is not just majority or minority,” he said. </p><p>Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano asked Sotto if the issue could be tackled in caucus “just so that we don’t have to discuss everything on the floor and we get the other business that we have to do today done with.” </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>‘PARANG WALANG NANGYARI’</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Smij_OV4yEM?&amp;pp=0gcJCQQLAYcqIYzv&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Prior to Pia Cayetano’s remarks, Sen. Erwin Tulfo criticized as <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/20/erwin-tulfo-says-irresponsible-to-tag-minority-bloc-in-senate-chaos-1548">&quot;irresponsible&quot; </a>any insinuations that the minority bloc, where he belongs, had a hand in the chaos that rocked the Senate last week.</p><p>Sen. Risa Hontiveros, meanwhile, said the Senate “sustained a profound injury to its dignity, credibility and moral authority before the Filipino people” due to the May 13 mayhem.</p><p>She later clarified that when she said “parang walang nangyari” or as if nothing happened, she was talking about the aftermath of the gunfire. </p><p>But Senate President Cayetano told Hontiveros: “Let me assure you that’s not the case. In fact, I have to deal with the security of the Senate every day.”</p><p>“I’m just not telling you everything that we have to deal with now to make sure that there’s no bombs in the area…and also making sure that there’s no miscommunication between the executive, legislative, judiciary, and the international community,” he said. </p><p>“That’s precisely why we are waiting for the complete investigation because there are matters that when discussed in public, will cause more alarm and confusion rather than clarity. But that doesn’t mean na parang walang nangyari lang,” he added. </p><p>While Hontiveros acknowledged the Senate chief’s “personal distress” over the incident, she said, “Our grief as senators is valid, but our mandate requires action.”</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2xuPktphVLI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/24W5TLYqScI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br style="caret-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"/></div>

<p>An emotional Sen. Pia Cayetano on Wednesday confronted her colleagues over the May 13 gunfire that sent senators scurrying into their offices for shelter.</p>

An emotional Sen. Pia Cayetano on Wednesday confronted her colleagues over the May 13 gunfire that sent senators scurrying into their offices for shelter.

Emotional Pia Cayetano confronts colleagues over May 13 chaos: ‘Walang ni isa sa inyong nangamusta’

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Emotional Pia Cayetano confronts colleagues over May 13 chaos: ‘Walang ni isa sa inyong nangamusta’

Jamaine Punzalan,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 20, 2026 04:01 PM PHT

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Updated May 20, 2026 04:34 PM PHT

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