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Cayetano says Marcos misinformed after call for Senate to get back to work

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MANILA — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said Malacañang is misinformed about legislation not moving at the Senate, where majority senators have skipped plenary sessions two days in a row.He also said that the executive had cancelled a high level meeting on priority bills scheduled weeks ago.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a former senator, earlier in the day had called on senators to get back to work on important bills.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/3/marcos-on-senate-impasse-get-back-to-work-0949">Marcos urges senators to &#x27;get back to work&#x27; </a></div>&quot;So, ito lang ay confirmation na ang pinararating sa Malacañang at pinaparating sa ating pangulo ay mga maling impormasyon,&quot; Cayetano said in a video posted live on social media.(So, this is just confirmation that information reaching Malacañang and the president is the wrong information.)Cayetano said that priority legislation would have been tackled at a Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council meeting scheduled two weeks ago but that was cancelled. The Senate president had said then that the cancelled meeting was proof of a conspiracy to remove him from his post.&quot;Sila po ang hindi nagtuloy. And then there was one more conversation where sinabi nila hindi pa handa yung mga bills na ilalabas nila. And assuming may bills po sila, sa committee po muna lalabas iyon.&quot;(They are the ones who cancelled it. And there was one more conversation where they said the bills were not ready yet. And assuming the bills are ready, those would have to go through the committees.)<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/15/cayetano-says-cancelled-ledac-meeting-part-of-plot-to-unseat-him-2004">Cayetano says cancelled LEDAC meeting part of plot to unseat him</a></div>The majority is still reorganizing committees after the 13-person Cayetano bloc took control of the Senate earlier in May. Bills would also have to be referred to committees, which can only be done in plenary sessions.In the same live, Cayetano appealed for prayers and support for the majority bloc, saying there are efforts to thwart planned inquiries on the flood control scandal. He also said the majority is using the &quot;parliamentary tool&quot; of boycotting sessions to ensure it retains control of panels like the Blue Ribbon Committee that will hold a hearing on corruption in flood control projects on Thursday.Cayetano rejected calls for him to resign his leadership position, saying he will only yield after a replacement has been selected. &quot;Inuulit ko po ha, &#x27;pag may trese, automatic hindi ko kailangan mag-resign, sa inyo na. In fact, tinitingnan ko lang day by day, week by week lang, na matuloy lang &#x27;tong mga hearing at maumpisahan lang,&quot; he said. &quot;I&#x27;d be more than content to go, ah, the day that God uses people to tell me na meron na kaming napili to lead us. In fact, sinabi ko na rin sa 12, gawin niyong kandidato ang bawat isa sa atin dito, sino po ang gusto ding maglingkod sa ating bansa,&quot; he added. <div> — RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News</div>

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said Malacañang is misinformed about legislation not moving at the Senate, where majority senators have skipped plenary sessions two days in a row.

Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday said Malacañang is misinformed about legislation not moving at the Senate, where majority senators have skipped plenary sessions two days in a row.