Duterte stance settles row on Senate presidency – Sotto

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that he is “neutral” in the Senate presidency contest serves as an eye-opener to those senators who are yet to join the newly formed majority bloc that supports Sen. Aquilino Pimentel 3rd’s bid for the chamber’s top post.

Sen. Vicente Sotto 3rd on Wednesday said Duterte’s pronouncement clearly indicates that he has no intention to intervene in the Senate leadership issue since the two senators who expressed interest in the post are both his friends.