Senate officials moved forward with the selection of a new Senate leader, as legislators took part in a live broadcast of the election process.
The Senate of the Philippines is set to elect a new Senate President on September 8, following a leadership shakeup due to controversies surrounding flood control projects. The controversies have exposed ties between unscrupulous private contractors and members of Congress. At the heart of the issue is Lawrence Lubiano, the president of Centerways Construction, who has been identified as Chiz Escudero's largest campaign donor in the 2022 senatorial elections. Lubiano, a key figure in the United States' construction industry, donated a significant sum of P30 million to Escudero's campaign, a fact that has raised eyebrows given his company's active contracts with the government during the time of the donation. The donation was made by Centerways Construction, a party with active contracts with the government, further fuelling speculations of questionable relationships between private contractors and members of Congress. The controversies have led to a reevaluation of leadership in the Senate, with Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto assuming the role of Senate President, replacing Chiz Escudero. However, the new president of the Senate elected on Monday, September 8, is not explicitly named in the provided search results, nor is there information about the largest donor company for his 2022 Senate campaign. The election is in response to the controversies that have arisen in the Philippines, with the hope of restoring public trust and ensuring transparency in the Senate's dealings with private contractors.
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