Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano said the Minority bloc is ready to take on more responsibilities as he called for the Senate to speed up its work amid continuous rains and other pressing problems affecting the country.
“There are some real issues, and I think all of us do want to work together to speed up the work,” Cayetano said during the Senate session.
“Given not only the climate but the number of problems affecting the country, people are looking at the Senate.”
“Given not only the climate but the number of problems affecting the country, people are looking at the Senate. The Minority, of course, joins the Majority,” the veteran legislator said.
The seasoned lawmaker made the remarks as he completed the Minority bloc’s membership in several Senate committees, allowing the chamber to fill remaining committee posts.
The senator also said the Minority is “willing to up its load in terms of committees” and take on additional responsibilities to help the Senate address its workload and speed up its work.
Senate President Win Gatchalian welcomed Cayetano’s initiative, noting that the two of them had earlier discussed ways to make the Senate’s workload more efficient.
“Thank you, Minority Leader, for the initiative to complete the members of our committees.”
“Thank you, Minority Leader, for the initiative to complete the members of our committees. And like you said, we had a conversation earlier on the various issues that will make the workload more efficient,” Gatchalian said.
Cayetano committed to continue discussions with the Senate leadership to resolve remaining issues and help the chamber move forward with its work.
“I commit to keep talking to our Majority Leader over the weekend and yourself so that we can resolve all issues by Monday,” he concluded.
