The breakdown of votes was not published publicly at the time, but it is known that in the Senate, Senators Miriam Defensor-Santiago, Juan Ponce Enrile, and John Henry Osmeña voted in the affirmative, although with reservations, pending the Supreme Court’s ruling on the legitimacy of Arroyo’s presidency. Senators Tessie Aquino-Oreta and Robert Barbers were noted to be absent during the vote.[1] Little is also known about the proceedings in the House of Representatives, although Maguindanao1st District Representative Didagen Dilangalen expressed dissent, stating he would block the confirmation as he considered Estrada to still be the president and Arroyo the vice president.[2]
Despite this, the Senate confirmed Guingona’s nomination through Resolution No. 82, while the House approved it through Resolution No. 178. Guingona took his oath of office on February 9, 2001, as the eleventh vice president of the Philippines.
↑ No record of the breakdown of votes by both houses are published publicly. The numbers represent the majority of the members of the Senate and House during the 11th Congress, respectively.
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