Pangilinan-Padilla clash spills beyond Senate floor

MANILA, Philippines — After a heated exchange on the floor and mutual threats to file formal complaints, hostilities between Senators Kiko Pangilinan and Robinhood Padilla dragged on for a second day, requiring the intervention of the chamber’s security office. The Senate Office of the sergeant-at-arms (Osaa) on Wednesday afternoon said the two lawmakers “figured in a commotion on the way to the lounge” after the plenary session was suspended. “But it was quickly settled,” OSAA acting chief Mao Aplasca told reporters. It all started Tuesday night during plenary discussions on the attempt made by agents of the National Bureau of […]... Keep on reading: Pangilinan-Padilla clash spills beyond Senate floor

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer