Nobody should be surprised if Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano of the Nacionalista Party will contest the Senate presidency in the upcoming 16th Congress with Sen. Franklin Drilon of the ruling Liberal Party.

Sure, Sen. Manny Villar, top honcho of the NP, has already given assurances that Nacionalistas and the Liberals in the Senate will have a common candidate. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean that no NP would make a stab at the top post of the chamber—and the most likely nominee would be Senator Alan.

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