Lobbying for posts“There’s a lot of lobbying and jockeying for posts, but so far there are particular chairmanships that have been decided,” he added. “Senator Lacson was very gracious in giving way [to Dela Rosa],” the Senate majority leader said. ADVERTISEMENTAt one of the hearings, Dela Rosa broke down as he defended the PNP’s unorthodox strategy in stemming the illegal drug trade against international condemnation. According to Zubiri, the President’s former political adviser, Francis Tolentino, had also spoken with Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III regarding his possible committee chairmanship in the Senate. Legarda has completed her second six-year term in the Senate and won election as representative of Antique province in the House.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 20, 2019 23:26 UTC