MANILA, Philippines: Sen. Francis Joseph "Chiz" Escudero called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to "rein in" his cousin, Speaker Martin Romualdez and advise him to hold a ceasefire with the Senate so that Congress would focus on the nation's woes.

The House of Representatives (HoR) on Monday approved a resolution supporting Romualdez and upholding the integrity of the HoR amid the "intense assault from the Senate in violation of the principle of inter parliamentary courtesy and undue interference in the performance of its legislative and constituent functions."

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