LIBERAL Party senators on Tuesday agreed to stay with the majority bloc even after the unprecedented ouster of Sen. Leila de Lima as head of the Senate committee on justice and human rights. Elementary courtesy dictates that we as members of the majority bloc of the Senate should have been consulted,” the LP senators said in a statement. The LP bloc maintained that its alliance with the majority is based on reforms that will spur progress. “As long as we believe that these reforms can be achieved, we will remain with the majority,” the senator said. Drilon in an interview said LP senators will remain independent.

Source: Manila Times September 20, 2016 18:00 UTC