SENATE ON ARROYO (VO MAEANNE, JULY 25, 2018)

VID ID: JULY25RH12

(LEAD IN)
THE POWER STRUGGLE AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RIGHT BEFORE THE SONA DID
NOT SIT WELL WITH SOME SENATORS!

THEY ALSO RAISED THEIR EYE-BROWS ON THE ELECTION OF CONGRESS WOMAN GLORIA
MACAPAGAL ARROYO TO THE TOP RUNG OF THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP!

(ROLL VO)

SHAMEFUL.

THIS WAS HOW SOME SENATORS DESCRIBED THE COUP AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ON THE DAY OF PRESIDENT DUTERTE'S SONA.

SENATOR GRACE POE WAS DISAPPOINTED WITH ARROYO'S ELECTION TO THE TOP RUNG OF
THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP.

ARROYO WAS ONCE HOUNDED BY ACCUSATIONS OF CHEATING IN THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL

ELECTIONS. SHE WAS THEN BATTLING SENATOR GRACE POE'S FATHER -- FERNANDO POE
JUNIOR.

SOT: SEN GRACE POE (C/O MAEANNE TODAY)

"wala na bang pinagpipilian? yon na lang nang 'yon."?(cut)
e tlagang niloko lang tayong lahat no. (cut)
sabi nga naka-isa na, naka-dalawa na, ngayon pangatlo na, baka dapat nang
kalusin.
(cut) basta hindi ko maintindihan, basta nagparamdam ang tatay ko sa akin.
(sabay talikod sa reporters. hindi namin sure if naiyak sya or naging
emotional)

SENATOR J-V EJERCITO WAS ALSO NOT PLEASED WITH ARROYO AT THE HELM OF THE
LOWER CHAMBER!

THE NEW HOUSE SPEAKER SUCCEEDED HIS FATHER-- NOW MANILA MAYOR JOSEPH ESTRADA-
- WHEN THE EDSA 2 REVOLUTION DROVE HIM OUT OF MALAKANYANG BACK IN 2001!

SOT: SEN JV EJERCITO

we can forgive but we can never forget the past (cut)
because during that time the administration ni gma, the legitimacy was always
in question.

POE ALSO WARNED THE PUBLIC AGAINST WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO THE ONGOING
INITIATIVE TO PURSUE FEDERALISM .

ARROYO HAS PUSHED FOR A PARLIAMENTARY FORM OF GOVERNMENT BACK WHEN SHE WAS
PRESIDENT.

SOT: SEN GRACE POE

sa ating mga kababayan maghanda lang kayo, kasi kapag ang mga namuno sa
kongreso ay irailroad itong cha-cha at gawing parliamentary form. maaring
magising na lang kayo either patas na ang kapangyarihan sa pangulo o sya na
ang magtake over bilang prime minister.di ba prime minister naman tlaga ang
nagpapatakbo ng gubyerno.
ARROYO'S CHIEF CRITIC SENATOR PANFILO LACSON ALSO ISSUED A SIMILAR WARNING.

HE SAID THAT OPPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION SENATORS ARE UNITED IN

SCRUTINIZING EFFORTS TO AMEND THE CHARTER.

(FILE LACSON)
RECAL THAT LACSON ONCE WENT INTO HIDING WHEN THE ARROYO ADMINISTRATION HUNTED
HIM DOWN FOR HIS ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT IN THE DACER-CORBITO DOUBLE-MURDER CASE.

(SOTTO SITS)
SENATE PRESIDENT TITO SOTTO MEANWHILE ADMITTED THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING
ARROYO AS PRIME MINISTER ONCE A FEDERAL FORM OF GOVERNMENT IS IMPLEMENTED WAS
DISCUSSED IN THE CAUCUS ON TUESDAY.

INITIALLY-- SOTTO WAS ARROYO'S RUNNING MATE FOR THE 1998 PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTIONS. ARROYO WITHDREW FROM THE RACE AND LATER ON RAN FOR VICE PRESIDENT
WITH THEN SPEAKER JOSE DE VENECIA AS HER PRESIDENT.

[EXTRO]

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POLA THE MACE KEEPER
VID ID: JULY25RH16
RAW: FEE_JUL23_CONGRESS

THOSE WHO CLOSELY FOLLOWED MONDAY'S SONA ARE AWARE HOW BIG A ROLE THE MACE
PLAYED ON THE STAND-OFF BETWEEN ALVAREZ AND ARROYO!

WHERE DID THAT INFAMOUS MACE EXACTLY GO?

WELL-- THEY MIGHT WANT TO ASK ALVAREZ' DAUGHTER-- FINANCE ASISTANT SECRETARY
PAOLA ALVAREZ!

IN A PHOTO SHE UPLOADED ON INSTAGRAM-- ALVAREZ CAN BE SEEN HOLDING THE MACE -
-REPRESENTING THE POWER OF CONGRESS.

SHE CAPTIONED IT WITH-- KEEPER OF THE HONORABLE SEAL.

ALVAREZ' INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT IS SET TO PRIVATE. BUT THOSE WHO FOLLOW HER WERE
ABLE TO SCREEN GRAB THE POST WHICH WAS ALLEGEDLY UPLOADED DURING DUTERTE'S
SONA.
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PRESIDENT DUTERTE THREATENED TO WALK OUT OF HIS THIRD SONA -- AFTER THE TUG-
OF-WAR BETWEEN CONGRESSMAN PANTALEON ALVAREZ -- AND CONGRESSWOMAN GLORIA
MACAPAGAL ARROYO-- DELAYED MONDAY'S PROCEEDINGS!

DUTERTE NEARLY WALKED OUT

VID ID: JULY25RH70

THE KER-FUFFLE BETWEEN SPEAKER GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO AND REPRESENTATIVE

PANTALEON ALVAREZ DURING ALMOST MADE PRESIDENT DUTERTE WALK OUT OF HIS SONA
ON MONDAY!

[CHARLES]
MALAKANYANG CLARIFIES THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS NO BAD BLOOD WITH THE OUSTED
SPEAKER!

MARICEL HALILI TELLS US MORE!

[ROLL VO]
PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE WAS A PICTURE OF CALM AND COMPOSURE WHEN HE ENTERED
THE BATASANG PAMBANSA PLENARY HALL ON MONDAY!

BUT HOURS BEFORE THAT AT THE HOLDING AREA-- DUTERTE THREATENED TO WALK OUT OF
HIS THIRD SONA-- BECAUSE OF THE TUG-OF-WAR BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES PANTALEON
ALVAREZ-- AND GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO FOR THE HOUSE LEADERSHIP THAT CAUSED
CONGRESS' FAILURE TO RATIFY THE BANGSAMORO ORGANIC LAW.

SOT: SEN. TITO SOTTO (retrieve from aksyon)

He was displeased with what was happening. He gave a threat to that effect na
magwalk out na lang ako. Sabi namin, sa kanya ang sona. Pinoint out ni
fariñasna this is a constitutional mandate
PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON HARRY ROQUE SAID THE PRESIDENT TALKED TO ARROYO AND
ALVAREZ SEPARATELY.

ROQUE OBSERVED THAT THE TENSION BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES WAS PALPABLE IN AT
THE HOLDING ROOM!

SOT: SEC. HARRY ROQUE - PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON

11:54:55 oh my goodness! You better believe it. Tempers were really flaring
all over the place but they all have to behave, behave because the president
is around of course

ROQUE SAID THE PRESIDENT HAS NOTHING AGAINST ALVAREZ!

BUT HE ADMITTED THAT DUTERTE'S A BIT DISTURBED ABOUT THE FORMER SPEAKER'S
PROPOSAL TO SCRAP THE 2019 ELECTIONS.

ALVAREZ EARLIER REASONED OUT THAT THIS WOULD ENABLE LAWMAKERS TO FOCUS ON THE
PROPOSED SHIFT TO FEDERALISM-- AS THEY WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CAMPAIGNING
AND THEIR CHANCES NEXT YEAR.

SOT: SEC. ROQUE

11:47:10 he did not express concern about the speaker. He did express concern
about the no-el which was being pushed by the speaker

FOLLOWING ALL THE UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS IN CONGRESS, MALACAÑANG GAVE THEIR

ASSURANCE THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE NEW HOUSE SPEAKER.

SOT: SEC. ROQUE

11:43:38 we have had very good relations with speaker arroyo.
She was one of the staunchest supporter of the president during the
elections. They share the same political agenda so we see absolutely no
problem working with speaker arroyo
ARROYO NAMED DUTERTE HER ANTI-CRIME ADVISER BACK WHEN SHE WAS PRESIDENT.

SOME OF DUTERTE'S APPOINTEES PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE ARROYO ADMINISTRATION

INCLUDING CURRENT NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER HERMOGENES ESPERON-- SOLICITOR
GENERAL JOSE CALIDA-- AND PEACE ADVISER JESS DUREZA.
[EXTRO]

[END]
GMA NEW SPEAKER
VID ID: JULY24RH12

[SHAWN]
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE'S DAY AS HE WAS SCHEDULED TO
DELIVER HIS THIRD STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS ON MONDAY!

[CHARLES]
BUT A POWER STRUGGLE OVER AT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STOLE HIS THUNDER!

[ROLL VO]
EVEN BEFORE CONGRESSMEN STARTED THEIR SESSION ON MONDAY-- TALKS OF THE PLAN
TO OUST HOUSE SPEAKER PANTALEON ALVAREZ HAD BEEN ABUZZ.

HIS HEIR-APPARENT? FORMER PRESIDENT-- NOW PAMPANGA REPRESENTATIVE GLORIA

MACAPAGAL ARROYO!

[SOT: TINIO]
ONE NEWS NOW (BREAKING) RUSH HOUR AGENDA BUSINESS WORLD
07.31.07.00-07.31.44.00
"People have been talking about it...constitution."

ARROYO'S ALLIES STARTED THE BALL ROLLING MONDAY MORNING! BUT ALVAREZ'
SUPPORTERS THWARTED THE OUSTER WHEN THE SESSION WAS ADJOURNED AT AROUND NOON!

AROUND THAT TIME-- A MANIFESTO WAS CIRCULATING GATHERING SUPPORT FOR ARROYO.

BY AFTERNOON-- THE DOCUMENT HAS GARNERED AT LEAST 180 SIGNATURES!

WHEN LAWMAKERS RE-CONVENED IN THE AFTERNOON-- G-M-A's ALLIES AGAIN MOVED TO

INSTALL HER AS HOUSE SPEAKER.

[SOT: ATIENZA]
FROM PAT MANGUNE
CONG. LITO ATIENZA
BUHAY PARTYLIST
FEE_JUL23_PAT SONA
22.18.07.00-22.18.40.00
"Ano ang gagawin ng body kung ayaw...replacing him w/ Arroyo."
JUMP TO 22.21.57.00-22.22.05.00
"When the body doesn't like you anymore, that's it. It's time to call it
quits and accept your fate.."
saying he should accept his fate go home to his family and reflect

AND IT SEEMED THAT THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL.

ARROYO APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN SWORN IN-- A FEW MINUTES BEFORE DUTERTE's
SCHEDULED SPEECH.
THE AUDIO SYSTEM AT THE PLENARY HALL HAD EARLIER BEEN CUT OFF.

BUT THERE WAS CONFUSION WHEN IT WAS ALVAREZ-- TOGETHER WITH SENATE PRESIDENT
TITO SOTTO-- WHO WELCOMED PRESIDENT DUTERTE TO THE BATASANG PAMBANSA!

THANKS TO THE MISSING MACE-- THE VALIDITY OF ARROYO'S ELECTION WAS

QUESTIONED! THE MISSING OBJECT IS THE SYMBOL OF THE HOUSE'S AUTHORITY. HOUSE
RULES STATE THAT THE MACE HAD TO BE DISPLAYED AT THE ROSTRUM WHEN THE HOUSE
IS IN SESSION! THE TECHNICALITY BOUGHT ALVAREZ TIME.

THE TUG-OF-WAR DELAYED DUTERTE'S SONA FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR!

AND WHEN THE PRESIDENT FINALLY ENTERED THE HALL-- IT WAS ALVAREZ WHO OPENED
THE SESSION FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

DUTERTE DIDN'T REFER TO THE STAND-OFF WHEN HE ADDRESSED BOTH CHAMBERS.

BUT AFTER HIS SONA-- GMA'S ALLIES SET THE BALL IN MOTION AGAIN.
ALVAREZ DIDN'T ATTEND THE SESSION.
AND AGAIN-- THAT INFAMOUS MACE WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND!

[SOT: FREDENIL CASTRO]

FEE_JUL23_CONGRESS
20.06.53.00-20.07.07.00
"Mr. Speaker, records will also disclose...has not been produced."

BUT DESPITE ITS ABSENCE-- DEPUTY SPEAKER ROLANDO ANDAYA, JR. WENT AHEAD WITH
THE SESSION.

[SOT: ANDAYA]
FEE_JUL23_CONGRESS
20.06.25.00-20.06.40.00
"On the issue of the mace...the mace is merely symbolic."

FEE_JUL23_CONGRESS
MACE BINUBUHAT PAPUNTANG ROSTRUM
THE MISSING MACE MADE IT TO THE ROSTRUM BEFORE THE VOTING ENDED.

IN THE END-- 184 LAWMAKERS SUPPORTED ARROYO-- WHILE 14 ABSTAINED! THE NO

VOTES WERE NO LONGER COUNTED.

[NATSOT]
FEE_JUL23_CONGRESS
20.51.00.00--20.51.30.00
"Having been elected as Speaker hereby solemnly swear... Philippines."

FOR THE SECOND TIME ON MONDAY-- ARROYO TOOK HER OATH AS HOUSE SPEAKER.

THE COST OF ALL THIS KERFUFFLE? THE BANGSAMORO ORGANIC LAW! CONGRESS FAILED
TO RATIFY THE MEASURE. AS SUCH-- IT WASN'T TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
HIS SIGNATURE.

[EXTRO]
[END]

THROUGHOUT THE ORDEAL

GMA NEW SPEAKER
VID ID: JULY24RH12

UNLIKE THE PROCEEDINGS AT THE LOWER HOUSE -- THE REOPENING OF THE SESSION AT
THE SENATE WAS RELATIVELY CALM AND PEACEFUL.

SENATORS BUCKLED DOWN TO WORK IMMEDIATELY -- WITH CHARTER CHANGE ON TOP OF

THEIR AGENDA.

(Roll annotate)
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SENATE PRES SOTTO OPENED THE SESSION AS THE
LEADER OF THE UPPER CHAMBER.
AND IN HIS SPEECH, HE INSISTED THAT THE SENATE HAS EQUAL POWERS WITH THAT OF
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

WHILE THE SENATORS HAVE BEEN VERY OPEN ABOUT THEIR HESITATION ON PROPOSAL TO
REVISE THE 1987 CONSTITUTION...
HOUSE SPEAKER PANTALEON ALVAREZ IN THE PAST DAYS SAID THEY CAN GO STRAIGHT
WITH CHARTER CHANGE EVEN WITHOUT THE SENATE.

BUT SOTTO SAID THAT NOW MORE THAN EVER... THE SENATE IS A VERY IMPT FORUM
WHERE ISSUES ON WHETHER THERE'S A NEED TO CHANGE THE FORM OF GOVT FROM
UNITARY GOVT TO FEDERAL FORM, CAN BE DEBATED UPON.

HERES AN EXCERPT FROM SENATE PRESIDENT SOTTO'S SPEECH THIS MORNING.

(PAUSE FOR SOT)

SOT: SENATE PRES. TITO SOTTO (C/O SPEECH)
to say, or even insinuate, that we are unnecessary and irrelevant
is unnaceptable. i do not wish to preside during my watch over
the necrological services of thue philippine senate.

SOME SENATORS MEANWHILE VOWED TO BLOCK ANY ATTEMPT TO PUSH FOR CHACHA LIKE
OPPOSITION SEN ANTONIO TRILLANES.

SOT: SEN ANTONIO TRILLANES (C/O AMBUSH INTERVIEW)

definitely i will not allow the constitution to be touched
by this administration. alam ko na layunin nila na manatili
sa kapangyarhian even after 2022.

WHILE SEN WIN GATCHALIAN IS OPEN TO STUDY THE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE 1987
CONSTITUTION...
HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THE PROCESS WONT BE RUSHED.

SOT: SEN WIN GATCHALIAN (C/O AMBUSH)

im willing to listen and study. mas maganda na mapag-usapan ito.
wag madaliin pahg minadali natin maraming bagay
ang di mapapag-usapan ng mabuti.
kailangan maintindihan ng ating mga kababayan.

DURING TODAY'S SESSION...

THE SENATE ALSO DELIVERED ON THEIR PROMISE TO RATIFY THE BICAMERAL CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE REPORT OF THE BANGSAMORO ORGANIC LAW.

(SITS NG PICTURAN NG MGA SENADOR NA FAMILY PICTURE WITH SPOUSES AFTER THE
SESSION)
(WALANG NAKAKUHA NG MISMONG WALK OUT)

MEANWHILE SEN CYNTHIA VILLAR WALKED OUT DURING THE PICTORIAL OF SENATORS WITH
THEIR SPOUSES.
VILLAR SAID SOMEBODY TOOK HER PLACE SO SHED RATHER LEAVE.

THE SENATORS ARE SET TO HAVE A CAUCUS TOMOROW WHERE THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO
COME UP WITH A LIST OF PRIORITY LEGISLATIONS... AS THEY ADMIT THEY HAVE
LIMITED TIME TO WORK FOR THIS CONGRESS WITH THE ELECTIONS AND CAMPAIGN SEASON
JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

EXTRO

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISAGREEMENTS

(SHYLA ON CAM)
SHAWN, CHARLES--
(OTHER SITUATIONER KUNG MAY TAO)

AS EARLY AS NOW-- SECURITY IS TIGHT HERE AT THE BATASAN PAMBANSA FOR

PRESIDENT DUTERTE'S THIRD STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS IN THE AFTERNOON.
BUT BEFORE THAT-- THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WILL ALSO OPEN ITS THIRD
REGULAR SESSION TODAY AT 10AM!

(ROLL SITS)
FOR THE THIRD REGULAR SESSION-- THE HOUSE STILL HAS CHARTER CHANGE IN ITS
PRIORITY LIST-- ESPECIALLY NOW THAT HOUSE SPEAKER PANTALEON ALVAREZ ALREADY
RECEIVED THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION.

HOWEVER-- CHA-CHA FACES SEVERAL HURDLES.

FIRST-- THE SENATORS HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO THE HOUSE RESOLUTION TO

CONVENE INTO A CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY.

THE CONGRESSMEN ARE ALSO PUSHING TO CANCEL THE MID-TERM POLLS NEXT YEAR.

HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER RODOLFO FARINAS SAYS---DROPPING THE ELECTIONS WILL

ALLOW THEM TO
FOCUS IN COMPLETING THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION WITHIN THE NINE-MONTH TIMELINE.

BUT ASIDE FROM THE SENATORS... THE PALACE IS ALSO LUKEWARM TO NO-EL!

IN THE SECOND SESSION.. THE LOWER HOUSE PROCESSED MORE THAN 2000 MEASURES..
WITH 133 ENACTED INTO LAW.

THESE INCLUDE THE ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION ACT…

THE ANTI-HOSPITAL DEPOSIT LAW..
THE EXTENSION OF PHILIPPINE PASSPORTS AND DRIVER'S LICENSE VALIDITY..
AND JUST RECENTLY THE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS ACT.

ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT MEASURE THAT WAS PASSED IS THE FIRST PACKAGE OF THE TAX
REFORM ACT.

(BACK ON CAM)
SHAWN, CHARLES
WITH THE THIRD REGULAR SESSION OPENING LATER…
LAWMAKERS ARE EXPECTED TO RATIFY THE BANGSAMORO BASIC LAW..
WHICH WAS RENAMED THE ORGANIC LAW FOR THE BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION.

THE TARGET IS TO HAVE PRESIDENT DUTERTE SIGN IT TODAY.

THE PRESIDENT IS ALSO SCHEDULED TO THE SUBMIT THE FIRST CASH-BASED BUDGET FOR
2019-- AMOUNTING TO 3.75 TRILLION PESOS!
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VO ROICES
((SOT: REP. ANTONIO TINIO)) (LAST NIGHT ITO)

173800 (FROM YESTERDAY'S SESSION))

TINIO: based on previous experiences with the pdaf and corruption of such
lump sums i am concerned.. at this point no details as to when and where and
what of the projects. what are these projects? where will they be
implemented? that is my concern.

*OUT GREEN&UNDERLINED
RAW_MAR28_ZONY KAPIHAN SENADO
00171L
11;22;05 - 11;22;34
it is only the SC who can interpret if something like that is
unconstitutional. Ang sa amin, yan ang opinion namin as a body, as a Senate.
Whether or not the President will agree with us is another matter. Ngayon
kung halimbawang in-approve niya en toto without any veto mesasage, it is
only the SC that can interpret kung unconstitutional yan o hindi. Not the
Senate, not the HOR, not the executive, but the SC.

JAN30AKS39

SOT SEN. SOTTO

C/O MAEANNE
TC TO FOLLOW
hinahanapan pa ng kung ano-ano ang senado and then of course sa senate mismo
merong sinasabing insertions. e di taob natin ang lamesa, zero-zero. o asan
ang mga pork barrel? kung merong mga alegasyon na ganyan, mas mabuti ang bura
na lang

ROICES MATS

0063VO
12;52;17;04 - 12;52;37;17

SUBTITLE:

HOUSE SPEAKER GLORIA ARROYO

I cannot pre-empt, I cannot second guess because I'm not participating in the
bicam.
SOT: ROLANDO ANDAYA-CHAIR HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROP..
JAN28TBS36
12;01;04. Siguro institutional o ano pa man dagdag a rin yan.
insertion ng institutiion.. yun na lang sabihin natin
its all the sasme yun epekto pa rin