▁on ▁Bal ik bay an ▁boxes ▁sc am , ▁the ▁“ L ag lag ▁b ala ” ▁inc idents ▁in ▁air ports , ▁and ▁the ▁short age ▁of ▁license ▁pl ates , ▁among ▁other ▁things . ▁ ▁Senate , ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁- ▁Pres ent ▁Rect o ▁ran ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Philipp ine ▁Senate ▁election ▁under ▁the ▁Ko alis y on ▁ng ▁Da ang ▁Mat uw id ▁of ▁LP ▁standard ▁bear er ▁Mar ▁Ro x as ▁and ▁won ▁placing ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁Congress , ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Senator ▁Francis ▁Esc ud ero ▁nominated ▁Rect o ▁for ▁the ▁presiden cy . ▁Senator ▁Antonio ▁Tr ill anes ▁IV ▁second ed ▁Esc ud ero ’ s ▁nom ination . ▁During ▁nom inal ▁voting , ▁P iment el ▁voted ▁for ▁Rect o . ▁Rect o ▁voted ▁for ▁P iment el . ▁After ▁losing ▁the ▁vote , ▁Rect o ▁automatically ▁became ▁the ▁Minor ity ▁Le ader . ▁He ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Esc ud ero ▁and ▁Tr ill anes . ▁Rect o , ▁in ▁his ▁accept ance ▁speech ▁for ▁the ▁post , ▁v owed ▁that ▁the ▁minor ity ▁would ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁D uter te ▁administration ' s ▁plans ▁if ▁these ▁serve ▁" the ▁public ▁interest ." ▁However , ▁he ▁said , ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁" d