Marcos endorses Escudero’s Senate presidency after Zubiri’s ouster

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Zubiri resigned from the Senate presidency after losing the numbers needed to retain the country's third highest post – a downfall which he partly blames on his decision to allow a Senate investigation into the alleged links of President Marcos to illegal drugsin the upper chamber, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

“Senator Chiz steps into this role following the commendable tenure of Senator Migz Zuburi, and I am confident that under his leadership, the Senate will continue to prioritize transformative laws to achieve our shared vision for aZubiri resigned from the country’s third highest post on Monday, May 20, after he was told by his colleagues that he no longer had the numbers to keep the Senate presidency.

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