SENATOR Leila de Lima should abandon her plan to seek the court’s permission for her to participate in Senate deliberations on important bills because she would just be wasting her efforts if she proceeded with it, former senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada said on Tuesday.

In a statement posted on Facebook, Estrada added that the Senate does not need de Lima’s presence for it to perform its legislative duties because the senators can easily muster a quorum.

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