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DRILON AT KAPIHAN SA MANILA BAY: Senate President Franklin M. Drilon talks to the media about the new Senate leadership in the incoming 17th Congress, during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay hosted by Philippine Star columnist Marichu Villanueva (right) on Wednesday, June 08, 2016. Drilon said that 16 to 17 senators are now committed to support Senator Koko Pimentel III, partymate of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, as the new Senate President of the next Congress, with Drilon as Senate President Pro-Tempore and Senate Deputy Minority Leader Tito Sotto III as Senate Majority Floor Leader. “We will maintain the independence of the Senate but at the same time, we will support, in general, the legislative agenda of President Duterte,” he said. (PRIB Photo by Cesar Tomambo/ 8 June 2016)