SENATORS slammed Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez for calling on the electorate to vote in the 2019 midterm polls against candidates who did not support federalism.

“The issue at this point is the brazen move of the House to impose and railroad Charter change [Cha-cha] without public debate and participation. But having said that, the senators are willing to face the people on their stand on federalism,” Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Friday.

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