SENATORS are expected to decide on Wednesday whether the Senate will conduct an investigation into the claim of retired police officer Arturo Lascañas that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the killing of criminals in Davao City when he was the mayor there. Senator Antonio Trillanes 4th on Monday asked that the case be referred to the Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs chaired by Sen. Panfilo Lacson. Gordon was supposed to deliver a privilege speech on Tuesday but asked that the session be suspended for them to hold a caucus. Some senators declined to divulge what happened during the caucus but there were reports that the referral of the Lascana case was the main subject. Senator Manny Pacquiao, in a chance interview after the session, also refused to give details but said that the senators wanted to “cool their heads first.”“Before we make any decision, we should first relax,” he added.

Source: Manila Times February 21, 2017 13:18 UTC