A special session of Congress is set to convene on June 17, amid renewed efforts to elect a new Senate president. The Senate president position has been declared vacant since June 3. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is identified by multiple reports as a possible candidate to lead the Senate after he was installed as Senate president pro tempore on June 3. The installation followed an alleged boycott by some colleagues aligned with Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. At the time of writing, the reported Senate majority still lacks the 13 votes needed to elect a Senate president. Sen. Erwin Tulfo is described as expressing hope that the required number of votes can be secured ahead of the June 17 special session. The accounts also reference disputes over the nature of the earlier absence, with the Senate minority characterizing it differently than the majority. Overall, the coverage focuses on the timeline for the special session and the current vote shortfall that will determine whether the Senate can complete the election of a new president.