Mentally healthier to move forward

The situation would have been a whole lot different had Bam Aquino and Kiko Pangilinan led a 12-0 Senate sweep last May.

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It would have been awesome to see Heidi Mendoza, Luke Espiritu, France Castro, Arlene Brosas, Teddy Casino, Liza Maza, Danilo Ramos, Ronnel Arambulo, Jocelyn Andamo, Mimi Doringo, and Leody de Guzman take their oath as senators.

Together with Risa Hontiveros, such a sweep would have enough to form a new majority, elect a Senate President among themselves, lead the committees, and dictate a Senate agenda that’s oppositionist and generally progressive.

This scenario, this wet dream, did not materialize obviously, and should be another reminder on why we cannot just campaign for or elect two, four, or six — but 12 progressive senators.

But given the situation we now find in the Senate, there’s hope for a whole lot of fiscalizing, questioning, investigating and making good trouble for some time to come.