Escudero ousted as Senate president, Sotto takes over

Voting 15-9, senators oust Chiz Escudero as Senate president Monday, September 8. Senate Minority Leader Tito Sotto replaces him, and tells reporters he met with Escudero on Monday and the latter agreed to step down. Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/escudero-ousted-senate-president-september-8-2025/ Subscribe: https://bit.ly/RapplerYouTube More videos on Rappler: https://www.rappler.com/video Follow Rappler for the latest news in the Philippines and around the world. Support independent journalism. You can help power our investigative fund by donating to our crowdfunding: https://donate.rappler.com/