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00:00 Former Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri admitted that he has personalities that he did not follow before he was elected.
00:07 Breaking news, by Ma'am Gonzales.
00:09 Today, I offer my resignation as Senate President of the Republic of the Philippines.
00:20 Almost two years after the former Senate President of the Republic of the Philippines,
00:25 Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri was elected.
00:28 I have never dictated my position on any of you, you know that.
00:31 I've always supported your independence, which is probably why I face my demise today.
00:37 I failed to follow instructions from the powers that be.
00:41 He also held positions in the Senate and in committees.
00:47 Zubiri will be an independent senator and he promised to help the new Senate President.
00:52 We were watching over you last weekend and I feel bad because there were people texting me,
01:00 "We're with you, we're full support you. We are 100 percent with you."
01:07 Not even a day has passed and you haven't done anything.
01:11 It's really hard to be a politician.
01:14 Zubiri believes that he started by talking about a charter change,
01:17 especially when he refused because of the PIDEA leaks hearings.
01:20 When we didn't agree on the PIPOS initiative, that's when it started.
01:26 We didn't agree on their timelines, on the charter change.
01:31 That's when I felt that there are bad intentions and it's hard because I just want the independence of our institution of the Senate to remain.
01:45 So I saw it coming.
01:48 Zubiri did not directly answer when asked during a 24-hour interview who are the powers that he did not follow.
01:57 Who are these powers that be that you're referring to in your statement?
02:00 Very influential people, maybe, who pointed fingers at me, especially this news.
02:06 Many told me that because of Bato's hearings, there are people who pointed fingers at me,
02:11 that why I continued the hearings.
02:14 When you say powers that be, are you referring to the President, to the First Lady?
02:19 I don't want to make guesses, but people that are influential enough to secure the votes.
02:26 You know, on Saturday, many texted me, "There's support, full support."
02:32 After 24 hours, I woke up and they didn't answer me.
02:36 So, you know, I'm a bit heartbroken about these events.
02:41 Does the President still enjoy your support at this point?
02:44 That's for another discussion.
02:46 Zubiri said he felt between the groups that are fighting.
02:50 He mentioned before that he was hurt by the groups that listened to the Senate about the pedelecs on May 13.
02:57 Duterte Group is mad at me because we released a warrant of arrest against Pastor Kipoloy.
03:03 Marcos Group and the loyalists are also mad at me because I allowed you to attend the hearings today.
03:12 Following Zubiri's release, Senator Cheese Escudero was nominated as the new Senate President.
03:18 And because there was no other nominee, Escudero won by acclamation.
03:22 Senator Jingoy Estrada is the new Senate President pro tempore,
03:26 and Senator Francis Tolentino is the new Majority Leader.
03:30 My hats off to you, Senator President Zubiri.
03:33 I salute you and I hope I will make you proud.
03:36 There's no "my team," there's no "your team" for me.
03:40 There's no SPMIGS, there's no Cheese for me.
03:44 I think that each of us are members of the same Senate.
03:50 Zubiri said he hopes that the new leader won't put pressure on the Senate and that it will remain independent.
03:57 When it comes to the issue of Chacha...
03:59 Goodbye Chacha.
04:00 Chani Alnara has resigned.
04:04 How is that?
04:06 Nothing. We had to cancel. Well, it's all canceled.
04:09 You know that Senator Escudero is against Chacha.
04:13 He's openly against Chacha.
04:15 I hope the people that supported him know that.
04:18 As far as we're concerned, Chacha this week is dead.
04:21 We will discuss it on the part of the majority, but you know my position.
04:24 And I have no plans of changing my position.
04:27 So does that mean you're saying that Chacha is dead?
04:31 Umm...
04:32 Does that exist?
04:34 Mav Gonzalez is reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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04:52 [Music]