Senate chief Cayetano nixes resignation call: If you have 13, it’s yours

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday rejected the minority’s resignation call, saying it is automatic once the 13 votes needed to replace him are reached.

“I’ll repeat this.

If there are 13 votes, it automatically means I don’t need to resign.

It’s yours,” Cayetano said in Filipino in a Facebook live.

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