MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Alan Peter Cayetano on Thursday claimed that some members of the new minority bloc were trying to stage a "counter coup" by wooing majority bloc members to join them.
Cayetano has barely warmed his seat as Senate chief when he received the report of the alleged "active" coup attempt.
The senator said the concerned minority members used "intimidation" in convincing some majority members to switch sides.
Cayetano declined to answer media queries as to how many minority members were trying to dislodge the new Senate leadership.
He also kept mum whether the intimidation he was referring to involve legal issues faced by some members of the majority bloc.
