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Created: 2025-07-15 11:00:02 UTC

Senator Risa Hontiveros said Tuesday she is open to the possibility of joining the five-man "veterans bloc" at the Senate.

The so-called veterans bloc of the upper chamber is composed of Senators Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri, Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, Loren Legarda, Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, and Lito Lapid. They are pushing for the reinstatement of Sotto as Senate president, replacing Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero.

According to Hontiveros, she also considers herself as a veteran lawmaker, as she is currently serving her second six-year term in the Senate.

"I have to be open to all possibilities na consistent doon sa gusto kong pagpapalakas ng oposisyon para sa 2028 and beyond," Hontiveros said in a Super Radyo dzBB interview.

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