ADVERTISEMENTSenate President Vicente Sotto III defended Senate Resolution No. Sotto, who sponsored the resolution along with Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, and Senators Panfilo Lacson and Richard Gordon, said the initiative was not aimed at challenging the President’s decision. This prompted Lacson, Dela Rosa’s former boss in the PNP, to say, “I voted not against the President. ADVERTISEMENTSpeaking with reporters, Sotto said, “Maybe [Dela Rosa] is not yet familiar with what we’re doing here in the Senate. Being in the majority does not mean that you can get can the votes or win all the time,” the Senate president said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 03, 2020 20:26 UTC