President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. publicly recognizes Senator Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian as the Senate’s leader during his 128th Independence Day (June 12) speech. According to multiple reports, Marcos includes Gatchalian in the customary roll call of government officials at the start of the address, naming him as “Senate President Pro Temp Sherwin Gatchalian.” The recognition comes after a recent leadership change in the Senate, and several outlets describe Marcos’s acknowledgment as his clearest or first public confirmation since that change. Other reporting also frames the recognition as aligned with Malacañang’s earlier position amid ongoing disputes over Senate leadership, with at least one outlet noting that the Palace had said there is no constitutional crisis and that Gatchalian is the sole Senate leader. The reports agree that the recognition is made in the context of Marcos’s Independence Day remarks and that it signals Malacañang’s stance toward the Senate leadership arrangement following the chamber’s internal political developments.