What apparently triggered Cayetano’s rant was the remarks of Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senate President Vicente Sotto III. Eventually, senators and House lawmakers were able to reach a compromise regarding the aid for the tourism sector. “I think it’s a balanced Bayanihan 2, both for the House and the Senate. For the athletes, it came from them, for the repatriation of our OFWs, it also came from House.) According to Angara, it was Speaker Cayetano who intervened and loosened the “deadlock” over the P10-billion tourism aid.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 20, 2020 12:22 UTC