Escudero was voted to replace Zubiri by 15 of the 24-man Senate. But three of the five NPC Senators did not even vote for Escudero and stayed with Zubiri.
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One can almost hear the merry banter of some of the country’s businessmen – mischievous laughs to a stranger, charming even – just looking at those post-election countdown photos with presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that we saw on our timelines and moving walls. Cozying up was the term used by some. Others called it Bagong Lipunan 2.0.
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