MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday mentioned she continues to treat Senators Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino as political allies, even after their resolution to affix the Senate majority bloc.
“We and our events are nonetheless allies. On points the place our opinions align, there’s nonetheless a risk to work collectively, even right here within the Senate,” Hontiveros mentioned in a mixture of Filipino and English throughout a press briefing on July 31.
“From our united five-member minority, there’s a risk that we are able to invite different colleagues to work with us — together with the 2 of them,” she added in straight Filipino.
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She additionally affirmed that her work throughout the Senate minority will stay aligned with the broader opposition motion, each inside and out of doors the chamber.
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“I nonetheless think about them as allies. And my precedence, from throughout the united minority, is to proceed working to strengthen the opposition outdoors the Senate. I count on that my fellow minority members — and our allies outdoors Congress — will share this aim,” she mentioned largely in Filipino.
Hontiveros concluded her remarks by emphasizing that there stays room for cooperation on shared advocacies, regardless of current adjustments within the Senate’s political alignments. Andrei Sabinay, Inquirer.web trainee
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