Cayetano remains Senate President; Gatchalian's 12 votes fall short, says ex-Dumaguete mayor Remollo
Drawing on the 1949 Avelino v. Cuenco precedent, lawyer and former city mayor Felipe "Ipe" Remollo says both the Senate Rules and the 1987 Constitution require a "majority of all" — 13 of 24 senators — to install or unseat the chamber's mandated officers.